Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

Every sensation shares the same characteristic - arising, passing. Arising, passing. Learn to observe objectively.

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.

The past is for learning from, not for living in.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions.

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

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

The force of the kindness of others is so strong, we can't possibly measure it.

Many people think excitement is happiness... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.

The true person is not anyone in particular. But like the deep blue color of the limitless sky, it is everyone, everywhere in the world.

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: you won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

Our own life has to be our message.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

The path to liberation is through understanding the true nature of mind and matter through direct observation.

True happiness is not found through the multiplication of desires but through their simplification.

Compassion is a verb.

The Noble Eightfold Path is not a path of mere intellectual understanding but a path of practice, of inner transformation.

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

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

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.

The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but through understanding and through letting go.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

The teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.

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

All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.