The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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

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

The root of all mind is your own present pure awareness. Rest in that essence without seeking elsewhere.

The Buddha taught that wealth does not bring happiness and security. The pursuit of wealth is a matter of living in balance.

What Zen wants us to do is to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature.

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

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.

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind.

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.

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

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

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

The grass is greener where you water it.

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.

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.

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

True peace is found not in the absence of experience but in the clear seeing of all experience.

Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

Right practice is steady practice. Whether you feel lazy or diligent, just keep practicing.

We can learn to be present with whatever is happening in our lives, and in this way, we can begin to transform our relationship to difficulty.

The root of all suffering is ignorance. The antidote to ignorance is wisdom that realizes emptiness.

When mindfulness becomes continuous, the distinction between the observer and the observed begins to break down.

The development of insight is gradual, but the realization of truth is sudden.

Time passes unhindered. When we make ourselves better, we make the world better.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

When you understand that all phenomena are impermanent, unsatisfactory, and non-self, attachment naturally falls away.

The more precisely you note, the more clearly you understand. The more clearly you understand, the stronger your insight becomes.

The Buddha's teachings are not a religion, but a science of mind.