When we see the nature of the mind, we see that we are not our thoughts.

Mindfulness is the quality and power of mind that is aware of what's happening—without judgment and without interference.

What you are is what you have been. What you'll be is what you do now.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.

Intrinsically all living beings are Buddhas, just as ice and water are of the same substance.

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.

The greatest obstacle to meditation is our expectation about what it should be.

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy, and happiness is found in benefiting others.

Every sensation shares the same characteristic - arising, passing. Arising, passing. Learn to observe objectively.

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

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

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 real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

Our own life has to be our message.

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

People who study a lot but don't practice are like a ladle in a soup pot. It's in the soup every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup.

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that life contains suffering. The second noble truth is that the cause of suffering is craving.

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

Emptiness is not nothingness. Emptiness is the space of possibility.

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought.

Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.

Mindfulness is the key to transformation. It enables us to see our experience as it really is, free from distortion and bias.

True happiness is not about getting rid of all our problems, but about changing our relationship to them.

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.