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

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

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

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

The only way to fail at meditation is to stop doing it.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

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

Mindfulness is being aware of what's going on, not trying to control what's going on.

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

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

The true understanding is that the practice itself is enlightenment.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

The stages of insight unfold naturally when mindfulness is continuous. There is no need to desire them or try to make them happen.

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

The cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.

Generosity generates its own enthusiasm. We don't have to force ourselves to be generous; we just need to start.

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

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.

Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind.

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

When we rest in awareness, we discover a peace that is always present, regardless of circumstances.

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

Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

Misery ceases to exist when we stop reacting to sensations.

Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.

Meditation is not about achieving anything. It's about letting go of everything.

Metta (loving-kindness) becomes truly effective only when it arises from a peaceful mind, a pure mind, a balanced mind.

The zazen I speak of is not meditation practice. It is simply the dharma gate of joyful ease.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

Our defilements are like tame tigers. If you feed them, they're tame. If you stop feeding them, they'll eat you up.

When we develop patience, we find that we develop a reserve of calm and tranquility.

The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.

The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation.

Every moment of mindfulness is a step on the path to liberation. Each step is valuable, no matter how small.

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

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

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

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.

The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced mind that sees things clearly without reaction.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

In the moment of love, awareness is very strong. Use that awareness, that strength of consciousness, to look into yourself.

The practice of metta begins with oneself, for only when we have developed loving-kindness towards ourselves can we truly offer it to others.

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

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

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

The practice of Dharma is a constant battle within oneself.

There are many ways to meditate. But at the heart of them all is mindfulness.

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