Acceptance vs. Striving for Perfection

"Buddhist mindfulness and compassion practices allow us to accept our lives--including fear and loss--as they are. Rather than a path to perfection, these practices are a path to wholeness. We can relax the striving to become different, more perfect humans and learn to live from our basic goodness--from the love in our hearts, from our natural wisdom, humor, and creativity.” - Tara Brach, in a May '05 interview with the Washingtonian.

http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/1795.html