Sleep is the best meditation.

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

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

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.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

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

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

Our practice cannot be perfect, but without being discouraged by this, we should continue it. This is the secret of practice.

Don't be afraid of the future. The future is good.

The person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future, who has no attachment and no aversion, has no conceptual imprints.

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

When mindfulness becomes continuous, the distinction between the observer and the observed begins to break down.

Buddhist practice is not to eliminate life's problems but to grow with them patiently and with compassion.

Liberation is found in the practice, not in the theory.

The grass is greener where you water it.

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

Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.

In true vipassana practice, there is no room for likes and dislikes. There is only observation.

Zen in its essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's own being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom.

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

True love is not for the faint-hearted.

The farther you enter into truth, the deeper it is.

Meditation is not about escaping from difficulty but about meeting it with awareness.

Wisdom arises when you see the true characteristics of phenomena through direct experience.

Compassion is a verb.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.

Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.

Where is the place that your original face has not yet emerged?

The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

Neither from itself nor from another, nor from both, nor without a cause, does anything whatever, anywhere arise.