The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

What we learn about the world is colored by the way we approach it.

The ocean does not reject any water; therefore it is great. The mountain does not select its stones; therefore it is great.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

At the bottom of great doubt lies great awakening. If you doubt fully, you will awaken fully.

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

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

This very body is the Buddha. And this very earth the lotus paradise.

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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.

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

The spiritual journey is not about heaven and finally getting to a place that's really swell.

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

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

The path of insight is a path of discovery, not a path of creation. We are discovering what is already there.

If you want to know the past, look at the present. If you want to know the future, look at the present.

The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.

The most profound meditation is to think nothing at all.

Sticking with uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic—this is the spiritual path.

Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

The precious pot containing my riches becomes my teacher in the very moment it breaks.

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: you won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

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

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

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