If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer.

The heart of one who practices is like the earth. No matter what they throw on it, the earth remains unchanged.

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

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

People who study a lot but don't practice are like a ladle in a soup pot. It's in the soup every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup.

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

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

Study the Buddha's teaching which is present in every moment.

If it isn't good, let it die. If it doesn't die, make it good.

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.

Meditation is like catching a fish. If you try to catch it quickly, you'll miss it. If you have patience and know how to wait, the fish will come.

If you want to find peace, then look at that point where you find you're dissatisfied and investigate what's really going on.

Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

The water in the ocean can be rough or calm. It can be clear or murky. But the water itself doesn't mind.

Only one book is worth reading: the heart.

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher.

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

Our defilements are like tame tigers. If you feed them, they're tame. If you stop feeding them, they'll eat you up.

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.