The essence of mind is empty like space; yet it contains all things, like a mirror.

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

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.

The nature of everything is empty and clear, and the mind is beyond both existence and nonexistence.

Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.

Don't be afraid of the future. The future is good.

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.

The practice of Dharma is a constant battle within oneself.

The defilements of the mind are temporary visitors. Pure awareness is your true home.

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.

Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.

What you are is what you have been. What you'll be is what you do now.

The practice is simply this: keep coming back to your breath during the day. This will give your mind a steadiness and your life a balance.

To be attached to a thing means that mind and the thing meet and grow into each other.

The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves.

The more you suffer the deeper grows your character, and with the deepening of your character you read the more penetratingly into the secrets of life.

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

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

The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with.

Love is not a feeling. It's a capability.

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.

Compassion is a verb.

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

Our task is not to seek for love but to find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against it.

The essence of the spiritual journey is the uncovering of what is always already present.

The technique of self-observation is the technique of observing the reality about oneself at the experiential level.

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.

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

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

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

Wisdom is not something we have to strive to acquire. Rather, wisdom arises naturally as we open our hearts to the truth of what is.

The view is like a lion - it cannot be led around by anything else. Meditation is like an eagle - it cannot be distracted by anything else. Action is like a madman - it is free from accepting and rejecting.