The master's introduction is direct recognition of one's own nature. Meditation is maintaining the continuity of this recognition.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

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

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.

In my youth I studied, in my prime I practiced, now all my doubts are cleared.

We need to learn to let our emotions pass through us like waves, without getting caught in their undertow.

Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.

In the beginning, nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.

Don't try to push away the darkness. Just light a lamp. The darkness will disappear by itself.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

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

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.

To be attached to a thing means that mind and the thing meet and grow into each other.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

The perfect moment is this one, not the one you're waiting for.

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

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

Buddhas and ordinary beings are not two. Enlightenment and delusion are not different paths.

Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

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

The way we look at the world is the way the world looks.

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

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.