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

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

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

When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.

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

The mind is like a wild monkey, jumping here and there. But through meditation, we learn to see whatever arises in our mind with more spaciousness and clarity.

Genuine happiness comes from having developed basic human qualities, such as attention, emotional balance, and generosity.

If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything.

We need the courage to learn from our experience and the wisdom to be willing to change and grow.

The nature of all things is like a magical illusion, a mirage, a dream, a reflection of the moon in water.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

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 real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who we think we should be, but about unbecoming who we are not.

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

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

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that life contains suffering. The second noble truth is that the cause of suffering is craving.

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

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

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

The practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.

The Buddha's teaching is not about belief but about investigation, not about accepting but about examining.

Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.

The practice of meditation is not about achieving states of bliss but about seeing things as they really are.

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

The practitioner and practice are like fire and wood. The more you practice, the more you burn.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

The Buddha and all sentient beings are nothing but expressions of the one mind. There is nothing else.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.

Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.