True peace is found not in the absence of experience but in the clear seeing of all experience.

Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.

When you understand that all phenomena are impermanent, unsatisfactory, and non-self, attachment naturally falls away.

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

The world is its own magic.

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.

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

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

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

Sticking with uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic—this is the spiritual path.

The moment you note a thought, it disappears. The noting mind keeps the hindrances away.

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

When things fall apart and we're on the verge of we know not what, the test of each of us is to stay on that brink and not concretize.

Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

To see directly is to be free of hope and fear. Hope and fear are like a cloud before the sun.

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

Birth and death are neither two things nor one thing. Life is not an appearance, death is not a disappearance.

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.

Observe the reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.

The path to enlightenment is not a path at all. It is a realization that where you are is where you have always been.

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

The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.

Concentration develops naturally through continuous noting. Don't try to force concentration to arise.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

The mind is intrinsically empty. It's empty of all that we perceive as being intrinsically "me" and "mine."

Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.

External phenomena are like a dream, whatever appears is not real. Recognize the nature of dream-like phenomena to be dream-like.

Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer, see it, know it, be empty.