Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we're holding back.

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

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

In meditation, we're not trying to get rid of thoughts but to recognize their true nature.

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

A pure mind is always full of love - real love for all others.

Technical knowledge is not enough. One must transcend techniques so that the art becomes an artless art, growing out of the unconscious.

Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

The way to change the world is to change your own mind.

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

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.

To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.

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

Neither from itself nor from another, nor from both, nor without a cause, does anything whatever, anywhere arise.

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.

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.

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth.

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

The development of wisdom requires both study and practice, both learning and direct experience.

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

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

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

The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

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

The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.

Craving and aversion are the roots of suffering. Observe them with equanimity.

The mind is like a wild monkey, jumping here and there. But through meditation, we learn to see whatever arises in our mind with more spaciousness and clarity.

Just to be alive is enough.

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

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.