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.

To live fully is to let go and die with each step.

Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

The mind is intrinsically empty. It's empty of all that we perceive as being intrinsically "me" and "mine."

Every step on the path must be with the understanding of anicca - impermanence. This is the essence of the teaching.

The mind of the past is ungraspable; the mind of the future is ungraspable; the mind of the present is ungraspable.

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The secret of happiness lies not in getting what we want, but in learning to want what we already have.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

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

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

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.

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

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

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.

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

Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both. Appreciating the gloriousness inspires us, encourages us, cheers us up, gives us a bigger perspective, energizes us. We feel connected. But if that's all that's happening, we get arrogant and start to look down on others, and there is a sense of making ourselves a big deal and being really serious about it, wanting it to be like that forever. The gloriousness becomes tinged by craving and addiction. On the other hand, wretchedness--life's painful aspect--softens us up considerably. Knowing pain is a very important ingredient of being there for another person.

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.

Each moment of noting is a moment of purification, a moment of cultivating the path.

When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

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.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.