When we know the truth, we become people who don't have to think much, we become people with wisdom.

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

Trees, mountains, and vines all exist in nature according to their own truth. They are born and die following their nature. They remain this way because that's what they are. They don't practice meditation or do anything special.

Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer, see it, know it, be empty.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The heart of the path is quite simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are.

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

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.

Try to be mindful and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.

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. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.

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

The Buddha taught us to leave alone the things that don't lead to awakening.

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.

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.