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

The essence of meditation is not something complicated or exotic. It is simply taking a break from our habitual patterns.

Time passes unhindered. When we make ourselves better, we make the world better.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived, how well we have loved, how well we have learned to let go.

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.

Your mind is like a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.

Mindfulness is attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

The whole path of mindfulness is about letting go. We let go of our attachment to our views, our attachment to our opinions, our attachment to our ideas.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

Even if you speak of 'understanding,' this understanding is not a matter of knowledge. It is what fills the entire body and mind.

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

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

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.

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

Don't try to change the world. First, change yourself.

Compassion is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.

Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.

The practice of mindfulness is simply to bring awareness to what we are doing, what we are saying, and what we are thinking.

The essence of Buddhism is not a belief system but a systematic investigation of our experience.

The greatest obstacle to meditation is our expectation about what it should be.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here. Live in the present moment with awareness.

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

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

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

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

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

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

The object of meditation and the mind which knows it must be noted as they occur. If they are not noted, desire arises and disturbs concentration.

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

The dharma is not in the books. If you want to find the dharma, look in your mind.

The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.

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

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced mind that sees things clearly without reaction.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions.

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophical system but a practical guide to living.

When you note effectively, there is no time for defilements to arise. The mind becomes pure through noting.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.

The path to liberation is a gradual path of self-discipline, self-development, and self-transformation.

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

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

The force of the kindness of others is so strong, we can't possibly measure it.

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

It is never too late to turn on the light.

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.

The most important things in our practice are our physical posture and our way of breathing.

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.

Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

The purpose of Buddhist practice is not to become a Buddhist but to awaken to the nature of reality.

The perfect moment is this one, not the one you're waiting for.

Observe the reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.

The mind has first to be attuned to the Unconscious.