The goal of meditation is not to achieve a blank mind, but to gain insight into the nature of mind itself.

The eye with which I see Buddha is the same eye with which Buddha sees me.

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

We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It's just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.

The Buddha taught that wealth does not bring happiness and security. The pursuit of wealth is a matter of living in balance.

Only one book is worth reading: the heart.

The realization of impermanence leads not to despair but to a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of each moment.

Life is like a cup of tea. It's all in how you make it.

When you listen to someone, you should give up all your preconceived ideas and your subjective opinions.

If you want to find peace, then look at that point where you find you're dissatisfied and investigate what's really going on.

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

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

When you understand that all phenomena are impermanent, unsatisfactory, and non-self, attachment naturally falls away.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken.

All beings by nature are Buddha, as ice by nature is water. Apart from water there is no ice; apart from beings, no Buddha.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

The only way to fail at meditation is to stop doing it.

By understanding emptiness, one understands all phenomena. Without understanding emptiness, one understands nothing.

The practice of mindfulness is simply to bring awareness to what we are doing, what we are saying, and what we are thinking.

Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

When we attempt to exercise power or control over someone else, we cannot avoid giving that person the very same power or control over us.

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.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

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

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower.

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.