The practice of mindfulness is simple: whatever you experience, you observe and note it.

Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can't simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment.

Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

The secret of happiness lies not in getting what we want, but in learning to want what we already have.

Life is like a cup of tea. It's all in how you make it.

Awareness is the basis, or what you might call the "support," of the mind. It is steady and unchanging, like the pole to which the flag of ordinary consciousness is attached.

The essence of meditation is not something complicated or exotic. It is simply taking a break from our habitual patterns.

The mind is intrinsically empty. It's empty of all that we perceive as being intrinsically "me" and "mine."

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have - it is an inner quality that unfolds as we learn to trust our own deepest experience.

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

The three characteristics - impermanence, suffering, and non-self - are not philosophical concepts but aspects of experience to be directly observed.

Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.

When one sees with wisdom that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, one is liberated from suffering.

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

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.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

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

You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can't solve your own doubts. Investigate yourself to find the truth - inside, not outside.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

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

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

The measure of success in spiritual life is how peaceful you are.