True love is not for the faint-hearted.

The purpose of meditation is to gain right understanding of the true nature of mental and physical phenomena.

Mindfulness is being aware of what's going on, not trying to control what's going on.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.

The object of meditation and the mind which knows it must be noted as they occur. If they are not noted, desire arises and disturbs concentration.

The more we understand the nature of our mind, the more we understand the nature of our world.

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.

The awareness that you are here, right now, is the ultimate fact.

Neither from itself nor from another, nor from both, nor without a cause, does anything whatever, anywhere arise.

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

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

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

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

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

In the moment of anger, abandon anger but not the person. In the moment of attachment, abandon attachment but not the person.

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

Appearances are mind, mind itself is emptiness, emptiness itself is spontaneous presence.

A pure mind is always full of love - real love for all others.

The Noble Eightfold Path is a path of training: training in ethical conduct, training in mental discipline, and training in wisdom.

The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but through understanding and through letting go.

When we know the truth, we become people who don't have to think much, we become people with wisdom.

Panic is a gateway to wisdom. When we learn to stay present with our panic, it becomes our teacher.

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

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

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.