Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way to understand reality as it truly is.

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

The practice of metta begins with oneself, for only when we have developed loving-kindness towards ourselves can we truly offer it to others.

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.

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.

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 mind is the source of all happiness and the source of all suffering.

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

Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we appreciate each moment of our lives.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

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

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them.

The root of suffering is attachment.

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

Your mind is like a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.

The moment you note a thought, it disappears. The noting mind keeps the hindrances away.

What Zen wants us to do is to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature.

Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.

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

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

The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.

Just as the wise do not take a mirage to be water, nor an echo to be a voice, so the enlightened do not take the world to be real.

The more you understand impermanence, the more you appreciate every moment.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.

To live – is that not enough? To love – is that not everything?

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

The technique of self-observation is the technique of observing the reality about oneself at the experiential level.

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

Love is not a feeling. It's a capability.