Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.

Meditation is not about escaping from difficulty but about meeting it with awareness.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?

The path is not about perfecting ourselves, but about perfecting our love.

The cultivation of loving-kindness has the power to transform enmity into amity, hostility into hospitality.

The Buddha taught us to leave alone the things that don't lead to awakening.

Those who grasp at things as truly existent are like someone trying to catch the reflection of the moon in water.

The way we look at the world is the way the world looks.

The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense.

The mind is intrinsically empty. It's empty of all that we perceive as being intrinsically "me" and "mine."

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

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.

There are many ways to meditate. But at the heart of them all is mindfulness.

The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.

The mind itself is the maker of all happiness and misery; yet beings do not understand this and blame external conditions.

What we learn about the world is colored by the way we approach it.

Every sensation shares the same characteristic - arising, passing. Arising, passing. Learn to observe objectively.

The practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.

Not by hatred is hatred conquered, but by love alone. This is an eternal law.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

The goal of the Buddhist path is not to add something to our existence but to discover something that has been there all along.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

True freedom is not the absence of commitment but the presence of choice.

In the moment of love, awareness is very strong. Use that awareness, that strength of consciousness, to look into yourself.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.

The only things that are truly mine are my actions and their results.

Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead, it's about becoming more fully human.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.