Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.

The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.

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

The realization of impermanence leads not to despair but to a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of each moment.

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

The only thing that we truly have control over is our attitude toward experience.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who we think we should be, but about unbecoming who we are not.

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

Enlightenment is not about becoming something special, but about realizing what we already are.

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

Dependent origination is not a theory about the origin of the world but a teaching that shows how suffering originates in dependence on our own mental processes.

Although all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, they function perfectly well.

The path to liberation is a gradual path of self-discipline, self-development, and self-transformation.

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

Real freedom is not about controlling our experience, but about being free within our experience.

For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

By understanding emptiness, one understands all phenomena. Without understanding emptiness, one understands nothing.

Better to have one moment of genuine meditation than to perform religious activities for a thousand years.

In meditation, we're not trying to get rid of thoughts but to recognize their true nature.

The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

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

Real peace comes from seeing things as they really are, not as we want them to be.

Zen is a way of life, not a theory or a piece of knowledge to be stored away in our minds.

The root of all suffering is ignorance. The antidote to ignorance is wisdom that realizes emptiness.

The goal of meditation is not to reach some highest place, but to remain in the place where you already are.

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

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

If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.