If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

Enlightenment is not the end of change but the end of resistance to change.

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

When you note pain, you are not trying to make it go away. You are trying to understand its true nature.

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

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

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

The nature of mind is clearer than the sky, yet we keep looking elsewhere.

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

Love is the wish that others be happy, and compassion is the wish that they be free from suffering.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

Every step on the path must be with the understanding of anicca - impermanence. This is the essence of the teaching.

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 root of all mind is your own present pure awareness. Rest in that essence without seeking elsewhere.

Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past could have been any different.

Compassion is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.

Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

The practice of mindfulness is simply to bring awareness to what we are doing, what we are saying, and what we are thinking.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a new state of mind, but to recognize what is already present.

The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation.

When the mind is ready to understand, the truth will come to meet it.

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

The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

The most profound meditation is to think nothing at all.