The truth of suffering is not to be feared but to be understood through direct observation.

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy, and happiness is found in benefiting others.

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

The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind.

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

The nature of mind is like a mirror. It is not affected by whatever appears in it, yet it never fails to reflect everything perfectly.

The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.

Short moments, many times. That is the essence of meditation practice.

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

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

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

Each of you is perfect the way you are... and you can use a little improvement.

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we understand that we can't hold on to anything.

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.

When mindfulness becomes continuous, the distinction between the observer and the observed begins to break down.

Just to be alive is enough.

The idea of Zen is to catch life as it flows. There is nothing extraordinary or mysterious about Zen. I raise my hand; I take a book from the other side of the desk; I hear the boys playing ball outside my window; I see the clouds blown away beyond the neighboring wood: all these I do in Zen.

We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree.

The path is the goal. Every step of the journey is the journey.

Just as the wise do not take a mirage to be water, nor an echo to be a voice, so the enlightened do not take the world to be real.

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

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

Peace is not found by changing the world, but by changing your attitude to the world.

In true vipassana practice, there is no room for likes and dislikes. There is only observation.

Through violence, you may solve one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

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

Sensations are not your enemy. They are your teacher. Through observing them, you understand the truth of existence.

Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.