Meditation is not about trying to change your experience; it's about changing your relationship to your experience.

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 key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

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

The practice of meditation is like learning to play an instrument - it takes patience, regular practice, and a gentle touch.

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we appreciate each moment of our lives.

Anxiety and excitement are the same emotion. The only difference is our attitude toward the experience.

Short moments, many times. That is the essence of meditation practice.

In meditation, we're not trying to get rid of thoughts but to recognize their true nature.

Enlightenment is not about becoming something special, but about realizing what we already are.

The key to meditation is to recognize the nature of your mind rather than trying to change it.

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

When we look directly at our thoughts, they dissolve like bubbles in water.

Compassion is not just about being kind to others. It's about being kind to ourselves as well.

The essence of Buddhist practice is to bring everything onto the path. Every experience becomes an opportunity for awakening.

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

The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear.

True happiness is not about getting rid of all our problems, but about changing our relationship to them.

Our emotions are like waves in the ocean. We can't stop the waves, but we can learn to surf.