Mindfulness is being aware of what's going on, not trying to control what's going on.

Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

Just as the wise do not take a mirage to be water, nor an echo to be a voice, so the enlightened do not take the world to be real.

Instead of having a deep understanding of the teaching, we need a strong confidence in our teaching, which says that originally we have Buddha nature.

The Buddha's path is not about becoming somebody different but about becoming more and more who you really are.

Compassion is a verb.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things.

Love is the wish that others be happy, and compassion is the wish that they be free from suffering.

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

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

The nature of the mind is like the sky, and our thoughts, emotions, and experiences are like clouds passing through it.

Face your own anger and you will be free from anger. Face your own fears and you will be free from fear.

The practice of mindfulness transforms the mind from a place of suffering into an instrument of enlightenment.

Everybody has the light of Buddha within, but they don't look for it.

When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower.

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don't accept praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace; if you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.

When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

The essence of the spiritual journey is the uncovering of what is always already present.

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

The root of suffering is attachment.

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

When we understand others, we understand ourselves. When we love others, we love ourselves.