If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

Forgiveness is not a moral issue. It's a power issue. When we hold onto grievance and resentment, we are giving our power away.

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

The practice of meditation requires both energy and patience, both effort and relaxation.

The more you suffer the deeper grows your character, and with the deepening of your character you read the more penetratingly into the secrets of life.

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

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

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

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

The rising and falling of the abdomen is not the main object. The main object is to develop mindfulness, concentration, and insight.

Those who know emptiness, know impermanence. Those who know impermanence, know non-self. Those who know non-self, know peace.

If I had any position, I would thereby have a flaw. But since I have no position, I alone am without flaw.

Instead of having a deep understanding of the teaching, we need a strong confidence in our teaching, which says that originally we have Buddha nature.

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

When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity for accepting and having compassion for them is there.

Sticking with uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic—this is the spiritual path.

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.

Moment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice.

Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher.

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

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

We deal with our mind from morning until evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

The Buddha and all sentient beings are nothing but expressions of the one mind. There is nothing else.

Birth and death are neither two things nor one thing. Life is not an appearance, death is not a disappearance.

The Buddha's path is not about becoming somebody different but about becoming more and more who you really are.

When the heart is still, it can be kind. When the mind is still, it can see clearly.

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

The true understanding is that the practice itself is enlightenment.