To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

If you forget yourself, you become the universe.

To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfection.

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

The biggest prison is the one we build in our own mind.

The deepest form of happiness comes from discovering the natural peace of our own awareness.

Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.

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

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.

The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.

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

Moment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice.

Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we're holding back.

Wisdom arises when you see the true characteristics of phenomena through direct experience.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.

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

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

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.

To live is enough.

The heart of one who practices is like the earth. No matter what they throw on it, the earth remains unchanged.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

When we rest in awareness, we discover a peace that is always present, regardless of circumstances.

Every moment of mindfulness is a step on the path to liberation. Each step is valuable, no matter how small.

The perfect moment is this one, not the one you're waiting for.

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

The essence of Buddhism is not a belief system but a systematic investigation of our experience.

The great gift of meditation is that it returns us to the simplicity of our own being.

Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.

The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.