Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Face your own anger and you will be free from anger. Face your own fears and you will be free from fear.

Be happy at the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

The nature of mind is clearer than the sky, yet we keep looking elsewhere.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.

By understanding emptiness, one understands all phenomena. Without understanding emptiness, one understands nothing.

Short moments, many times. That is the essence of meditation practice.

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

It is never too late to turn on the light.

The essence of mind is empty like space; yet it contains all things, like a mirror.

Should you desire the great tranquility, prepare to sweat white beads.

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

Each of you is perfect the way you are... and you can use a little improvement.

The nature of all things is like a magical illusion, a mirage, a dream, a reflection of the moon in water.

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

The practice of mindfulness is simply to bring awareness to what we are doing, what we are saying, and what we are thinking.

Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is awakened.

The path to liberation is through understanding the true nature of mind and matter through direct observation.

Happiness is a skill that can be developed like playing an instrument or learning to read.

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

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

Suffering comes from our resistance to what is. Peace comes from our acceptance of what is.

The Buddha and all sentient beings are nothing but expressions of the one mind. There is nothing else.

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

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