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

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.

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.

We need to learn to let our emotions pass through us like waves, without getting caught in their undertow.

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

The noting mind and the object noted appear to occur as a pair. Through concentration they are seen to arise and vanish together.

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

Happiness is not the pursuit of an endless succession of experiences but an attitude toward life.

When you realize the emptiness of all phenomena, compassion will arise in your heart for all sentient beings who do not understand this truth.

The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

The farther you enter into truth, the deeper it is.

The key to the Buddha's teaching is not grasping, not trying to hold onto things that are essentially impermanent and unstable.

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

The past is for learning from, not for living in.

The practice of vipassana is the study of the self. When you study physical and mental phenomena, you are studying the truth about yourself.

Meditation is not about escaping from difficulty but about meeting it with awareness.

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

The nature of mind is clearer than the sky, yet we keep looking elsewhere.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

By understanding emptiness, one understands all phenomena. Without understanding emptiness, one understands nothing.

The goal of meditation is not to reach some highest place, but to remain in the place where you already are.

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

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.

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.

The path is the goal. Every step of the journey is the journey.

The entire path is a path of self-responsibility. Nobody else can walk it for you.