“It’s inconvenient and it’s maddening and it’s frustrating and it’s sometimes painfully difficult to love another person, even or especially our own child. But this love is our spiritual practice. It is our work and our task down here on… — Danya Ruttenberg Copy Share Image
“I came to see that the goal of spiritual practice was perhaps more truly about service to others, becoming a better person, and responsibility to the whole, not just chasing the next moment of feeling twinkly and high.” — Danya Ruttenberg Copy Share Image
“It’s inconvenient and it’s maddening and it’s frustrating and it’s sometimes painfully difficult to love another person, even or especially our own child. But… — Danya Ruttenberg Copy Share Image
“person … is a mere inn for the thoughts of the world that are passing and returning, going and coming, and the essence of the person is not to be found.… Just as time and the world change, so do they [i.e., her thoughts].… First they were bad guests and now they are good, [revolving] according to the world and the… — Danya Ruttenberg Copy Share
“I came to see that the goal of spiritual practice was perhaps more truly about service to others, becoming a better person, and responsibility… — Danya Ruttenberg Copy Share Image
