Happiness is not the pursuit of an endless succession of experiences but an attitude toward life.

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

Suffering is not the end of the story; it is the middle of the story.

The ultimate purpose of Buddhism is to serve and benefit humanity.

To see the truth, do not be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease.

As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who does not practice it.

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.

The grass is greener where you water it.

Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with.

When thoughts arise, recognize them as the display of your own awareness, like recognizing your own children in a crowd.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.

What we call "I" is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale.

Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.

The cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.

Real freedom is not about controlling our experience, but about being free within our experience.

In the spring, hundreds of flowers; in autumn, a harvest moon; in the summer, a refreshing breeze; in winter, snow will accompany you. If useless things do not hang in your mind, any season is a good season for you.

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

The more you understand yourself, the more you understand the world.

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

Knowledge must be stabilized by meditation. Without meditation, knowledge is like a child in battle.

The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves.

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

People who study a lot but don't practice are like a ladle in a soup pot. It's in the soup every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup.

Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world.

There is no difference at all between samsara and nirvana. There is no difference at all between nirvana and samsara.

Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.

The deepest happiness comes from having an enduring sense of purpose, one that gives our lives meaning beyond the endless pursuit of pleasure and success.

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.