Meditation is not about getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

The noting mind and the object noted appear to occur as a pair. Through concentration they are seen to arise and vanish together.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

The practice of mindfulness transforms the mind from a place of suffering into an instrument of enlightenment.

Real peace comes from seeing things as they really are, not as we want them to be.

Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

Devotion is the head of meditation, as is often said. When you are inspired by some spiritual teacher, you can have a very strong connection with that person, and thereby the blessings can enter.

In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.

Self-awareness is the key to freedom. The more we understand ourselves, the more we understand how to be free.

Change is possible because there is nothing inherently permanent about our disturbing emotions.

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.

The Noble Eightfold Path is not a path of mere intellectual understanding but a path of practice, of inner transformation.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

Every moment of confusion is also a moment of wisdom, if we can learn to recognize it.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer.

Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.

The mind is the source of all happiness and the source of all suffering.

The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought.

The master's introduction is direct recognition of one's own nature. Meditation is maintaining the continuity of this recognition.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

The truth of Zen is the truth of life, and life means to live, to move, to act, not merely to reflect.

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: you won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

The practice of metta begins with oneself, for only when we have developed loving-kindness towards ourselves can we truly offer it to others.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

The dharma is not in the books. If you want to find the dharma, look in your mind.