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

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

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

The practice is simply this: keep coming back to your breath during the day. This will give your mind a steadiness and your life a balance.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.

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

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

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

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.

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

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.

Wisdom is not something we have to strive to acquire. Rather, wisdom arises naturally as we open our hearts to the truth of what is.

The challenge in meditation is not to eliminate thinking but to understand the nature of thought itself.

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.