Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.

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.

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.

When the mind is ready to understand, the truth will come to meet it.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

The state of mind that exists when you sit in the right posture is, itself, enlightenment.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

Not by hatred is hatred conquered, but by love alone. This is an eternal law.

Mindfulness is the key to transformation. It enables us to see our experience as it really is, free from distortion and bias.

Knowledge must be stabilized by meditation. Without meditation, knowledge is like a child in battle.

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

Mindfulness is attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

The time of the past becomes the present, the time of the present becomes the future, the time of the future becomes the present, and the time of the present becomes the past.

The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

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

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

The root of all mind is your own present pure awareness. Rest in that essence without seeking elsewhere.

To live is enough.

The path to liberation is a gradual path of self-discipline, self-development, and self-transformation.

The true understanding is that the practice itself is enlightenment.

The Buddha taught that wealth does not bring happiness and security. The pursuit of wealth is a matter of living in balance.