Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

When we see the nature of the mind, we see that we are not our thoughts.

Compassion is not something we develop. It arises naturally as we see the truth of what is.

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

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

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

In meditation, we are continuously discovering who and what we are.

The whole path of mindfulness is about letting go. We let go of our attachment to our views, our attachment to our opinions, our attachment to our ideas.

Suffering comes from our resistance to what is. Peace comes from our acceptance of what is.

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

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

The mind creates the abyss, and the heart crosses it.

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

The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.

Every time we become aware of a thought, as opposed to being lost in a thought, we experience that opening of the mind.

The path is not about perfecting ourselves, but about perfecting our love.

The deepest happiness comes from having an enduring sense of purpose, one that gives our lives meaning beyond the endless pursuit of pleasure and success.

We can learn to be present with whatever is happening in our lives, and in this way, we can begin to transform our relationship to difficulty.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.