spirituality of imperfection

It’s not that I know how to do this. It’s that my soul is guiding me through this.

—life mantra

"What most of us are waiting for is someone else to really think you’re okay with all your warts, just the way you are." - Charlotte Joko Beck

Men become monsters by convincing themselves they're saints.

You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.

― James Baldwin

The only way to help people rise above undignified behavior is to teach them that they are dignified. You cannot fight shame with shame.

“I don’t know anything about consciousness. I just try to teach my students how to hear the birds sing.” — Shunryu Suzuki Roshi

The more you thank God for the life you have, the more your life starts to look like the one you want.

The good thing about conversations is that you realize how little you know.

The worst thing about conversations is that you realize how little you know.