As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unreflecting mind.

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

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

The most important factor in achieving happiness is the mind. Happiness and suffering are mental states and therefore depend on the mind.

Mindfulness is the quality and power of mind that is aware of what's happening—without judgment and without interference.

Observe the reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

The person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future, who has no attachment and no aversion, has no conceptual imprints.

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.

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

Only one book is worth reading: the heart.

Leave your front door and your back door open. Allow your thoughts to come and go. Just don't serve them tea.

At the bottom of great doubt lies great awakening. If you doubt fully, you will awaken fully.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

We need the courage to learn from our experience and the wisdom to be willing to change and grow.

Each moment of noting is a moment of purification, a moment of cultivating the path.

Sticking with uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic—this is the spiritual path.

When you note effectively, there is no time for defilements to arise. The mind becomes pure through noting.

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

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

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

The more precisely you note, the more clearly you understand. The more clearly you understand, the stronger your insight becomes.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

When you recognize that pain and suffering are impermanent, you become free.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

The time of the past becomes the present, the time of the present becomes the future, the time of the future becomes the present, and the time of the present becomes the past.

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

The measure of success in spiritual life is how peaceful you are.

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.