Love is the wish that others be happy, and compassion is the wish that they be free from suffering.

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

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

Wisdom is not about accumulating knowledge, but about seeing through all knowledge.

Craving and aversion are the roots of suffering. Observe them with equanimity.

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.

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a new state of mind, but to recognize what is already present.

The essence of all phenomena is empty and clear like space. The nature of mind is awareness-emptiness like the sun and sky.

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

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

The difference between buddhas and sentient beings is that buddhas recognize their nature while sentient beings fail to recognize it.

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

The root of suffering is attachment.

The superior person is like water, bringing benefit to all without competing.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

Buddhas and ordinary beings are not two. Enlightenment and delusion are not different paths.

The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

As surely as there is a voyage away, there is a journey home.

True happiness is not about getting rid of all our problems, but about changing our relationship to them.

Meditation is not about escaping from difficulty but about meeting it with awareness.

You are the master of your own mind. You can be your best friend or your worst enemy.

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

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

When you generate negativity, you are the first victim of your negativity.

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

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

If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?

Those who know emptiness, know impermanence. Those who know impermanence, know non-self. Those who know non-self, know peace.

Birth and death are neither two things nor one thing. Life is not an appearance, death is not a disappearance.

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?