
Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening

Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way. One of the major obstacles to what is traditionally called enlightenment is resentment, feeling cheated, holding a grudge about who you are, where you are, what you are. This is why we talk so much about making friends with ou
... See morePema Chödrön • The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving Kindness

If, however, we can have access to, and develop, a reservoir of profound inner well-being, it makes letting go of what is not so helpful much easier. We feel that we have enough, so letting go is not so scary.
Rob Burbea • Seeing That Frees: Meditations on Emptiness and Dependent Arising
