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

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

The ultimate revolution is the spiritual revolution, where we learn to see reality as it truly is.

Don't be afraid of the future. The future is good.

The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but through understanding and through letting go.

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.

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

The only things that are truly mine are my actions and their results.

The water in the ocean can be rough or calm. It can be clear or murky. But the water itself doesn't mind.

The purpose of Buddhist practice is not to become a Buddhist but to awaken to the nature of reality.

To see directly is to be free of hope and fear. Hope and fear are like a cloud before the sun.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we understand that we can't hold on to anything.

Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.

Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.

Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what's happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what's happening.

Loving-kindness is not something we need to manufacture. It's a natural expression of our awakened nature.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

The challenge in meditation is not to eliminate thinking but to understand the nature of thought itself.

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.

The cultivation of loving-kindness has the power to transform enmity into amity, hostility into hospitality.

Wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.

You are the master of your own mind. You can be your best friend or your worst enemy.

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

Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.

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

In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.

To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma.

Life is available only in the present moment.

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