Freedom is not found in the absence of difficulty, but in our relationship to it.

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

The practice of mindfulness transforms the mind from a place of suffering into an instrument of enlightenment.

Like a dream, like an illusion, like a city of gandharvas, that's how birth, and that's how living, that's how dying are taught to be.

Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

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

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

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

Nothing can harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophical system but a practical guide to living.

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

The practice of Buddhism is fundamentally a practice of expanding our happiness and diminishing our suffering.

In the spiritual world there are no time divisions such as the past, present and future; for they have contracted themselves into a single moment of the present where life quivers in its true sense.

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

Don't try to change the world. First, change yourself.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Compassion is not just about being kind to others. It's about being kind to ourselves as well.

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

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

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

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.

We deal with our mind from morning until evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.

The six realms of existence are like a dream, why build a prison for yourself?

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

In Zen there must be satori; there must be a general mental upheaval which destroys the old accumulations of intellection and lays down the foundation for a new life.

Every moment of mindfulness is a step on the path to liberation. Each step is valuable, no matter how small.

Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.

Moment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice.