Via Daily Dharma / May 18, 2016: Being Tender with Our Practice

The first rule we should begin with, if we want meditation to be in our life for a long time, is: Don’t make a rigid structure and then chastise ourselves when we don’t live up to it. Better to keep a limber mind and develop a tenderness toward existence.

—Natalie Goldberg, "Rules for a Long-Term Relationship"