Instead of having a deep understanding of the teaching, we need a strong confidence in our teaching, which says that originally we have Buddha nature.

Be happy at the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.

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

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.

Each of you is perfect the way you are... and you can use a little improvement.

The knowledge of dissolution comes when you see both the noting mind and noted object dissolving together.

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

The mind of the past is ungraspable; the mind of the future is ungraspable; the mind of the present is ungraspable.

Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

Moment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.

All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

If I had any position, I would thereby have a flaw. But since I have no position, I alone am without flaw.

Happiness is a skill that can be developed like playing an instrument or learning to read.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

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.

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

The mind has first to be attuned to the Unconscious.

Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.

Meditation is not about trying to change your experience; it's about changing your relationship to your experience.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

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

The one who grasps at existence suffers in samsara, while the one who grasps at non-existence will find no liberation.

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help.

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.

The grass is greener where you water it.

The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.