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

Real happiness lies within. It cannot be found in external objects or achievements.

The path to liberation requires both individual effort and the support of the spiritual community.

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

Our practice cannot be perfect, but without being discouraged by this, we should continue it. This is the secret of practice.

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

The way we look at the world is the way the world looks.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

The three characteristics - impermanence, suffering, and non-self - are not philosophical concepts but aspects of experience to be directly observed.

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

Even if you speak of 'understanding,' this understanding is not a matter of knowledge. It is what fills the entire body and mind.

The contradiction so puzzling to the ordinary way of thinking comes from the fact that we have to use language to communicate our inner experience, which in its very nature transcends linguistics.

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as your capacity to ground your attention in the present moment.

Metta (loving-kindness) becomes truly effective only when it arises from a peaceful mind, a pure mind, a balanced mind.

The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.

When we understand others, we understand ourselves. When we love others, we love ourselves.

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.

When you let go of trying to control everything, you can relax and enjoy life.

If it isn't good, let it die. If it doesn't die, make it good.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

The cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

The path of practice requires both faith and wisdom, both devotion and understanding.

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

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

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

When we look directly at our thoughts, they dissolve like bubbles in water.

The great gift of meditation is that it returns us to the simplicity of our own being.

The victorious ones have said that emptiness is the relinquishing of all views. Those who are possessed of the view of emptiness are said to be incurable.

There are many ways to meditate. But at the heart of them all is mindfulness.

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.

In the moment of love, awareness is very strong. Use that awareness, that strength of consciousness, to look into yourself.