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

Like a dream, like an illusion, like a city of gandharvas, that's how birth, and that's how living, that's how dying are taught to be.

The deepest form of happiness comes from discovering the natural peace of our own awareness.

The cultivation of loving-kindness has the power to transform enmity into amity, hostility into hospitality.

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.

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

True happiness is born of letting go of what is unnecessary.

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.

Happiness is a skill that can be developed like playing an instrument or learning to read.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

Awareness is the basis, or what you might call the "support," of the mind. It is steady and unchanging, like the pole to which the flag of ordinary consciousness is attached.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

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

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

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

You are the master of your own mind. You can be your best friend or your worst enemy.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

The true path is not difficult; just avoid picking and choosing.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.

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

Mindfulness is the quality and power of mind that is aware of what's happening—without judgment and without interference.

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived, how well we have loved, how well we have learned to let go.

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

The snow lion stays in the mountains, and the snow lion's ways are the snow lion's ways.

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

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

When you let go of trying to control everything, you can relax and enjoy life.

Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour.