Concentration and insight are like two wings of a bird: both are necessary for the flight to liberation.

Life is an art, and like perfect art it should be self-forgetting.

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

The purpose of Buddhist practice is not to become a Buddhist but to awaken to the nature of reality.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

When the mind is ready to understand, the truth will come to meet it.

True peace is found not in the absence of experience but in the clear seeing of all experience.

The archer ceases to be conscious of himself as the one who is engaged in hitting the bull's-eye which confronts him. This state of unconsciousness is realized only when, completely empty and rid of the self, he becomes one with the perfecting of his technical skill.

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

To what shall I compare this life? It is like a boat that left at dawn, leaving no trace.

The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.

The development of insight is gradual, but the realization of truth is sudden.

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

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.

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

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

Awareness is the basis, or what you might call the "support," of the mind. It is steady and unchanging, like the pole to which the flag of ordinary consciousness is attached.

The root of all mind is your own present pure awareness. Rest in that essence without seeking elsewhere.

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

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

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

Without darkness, there is no light. Without the path, there is no arrival.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

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