The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

The mind is like a well-forged sword - it adapts to all situations.

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

The heart of the path is quite simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are.

Our basic nature is pure awareness that simply cognizes experience. Everything else is temporary and adventitious.

May all beings be happy, be peaceful, be liberated.

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.

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

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who does not practice it.

To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion. That myriad things come forth and experience themselves is awakening.

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

Meditation is not about stopping thoughts, but recognizing that we are not our thoughts.

The superior person is like water, bringing benefit to all without competing.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.

Real happiness lies within. It cannot be found in external objects or achievements.

The cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.

The goal of meditation is not to achieve a blank mind, but to gain insight into the nature of mind itself.

The archer ceases to be conscious of himself as the one who is engaged in hitting the bull's-eye which confronts him. This state of unconsciousness is realized only when, completely empty and rid of the self, he becomes one with the perfecting of his technical skill.

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

Through understanding emptiness, one does not become proud of one's virtues, just as one does not become proud of building a castle in the sky.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we will never learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find compassion.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

Anxiety and excitement are the same emotion. The only difference is our attitude toward the experience.

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