As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unreflecting mind.

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

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

When we attempt to exercise power or control over someone else, we cannot avoid giving that person the very same power or control over us.

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.

All experiences are preceded by mind, led by mind, made by mind. Speak or act with a corrupted mind, and suffering follows as the wagon wheel follows the hoof of the ox.

The mind itself is the maker of all happiness and misery; yet beings do not understand this and blame external conditions.

Life is an art, and like perfect art it should be self-forgetting.

The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.

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

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

The purpose of life is to be happy, to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is not to be well known, cited, or powerful.

When thoughts arise, recognize them as the display of your own awareness, like recognizing your own children in a crowd.

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

The lamp of wisdom burns constantly, illuminating the nature of mind.

To see the truth, do not be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease.

When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.

A pure mind is always full of love - real love for all others.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

If you want to find peace, then look at that point where you find you're dissatisfied and investigate what's really going on.

Recognize the emptiness of all phenomena, but do not become attached to emptiness itself.

Our task is not to seek for love but to find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against it.

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

The truth of suffering is not to be feared but to be understood through direct observation.

The mind creates the abyss, and the heart crosses it.

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

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.

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

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.