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

The goal of meditation is not to achieve a blank mind, but to gain insight into the nature of mind itself.

When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

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.

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

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

The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.

Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour.

The snow lion stays in the mountains, and the snow lion's ways are the snow lion's ways.

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.

The true path is not difficult; just avoid picking and choosing.

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

My religion is to live and die without regret.

The four foundations of mindfulness are not separate practices but different aspects of the same practice of clear awareness.

The technique of self-observation is the technique of observing the reality about oneself at the experiential level.

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

Every moment is a fresh beginning. Every breath is a new chance.

Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

Concentration and insight are like two wings of a bird: both are necessary for the flight to liberation.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.

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

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

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

True happiness is not found through the multiplication of desires but through their simplification.

We deal with our mind from morning until evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.

The path of practice moves from faith through understanding to direct realization.

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

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

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

The path of insight is a path of discovery, not a path of creation. We are discovering what is already there.

Meditation is not about stopping thoughts, but recognizing that we are not our thoughts.

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

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

The Noble Eightfold Path is not a path of mere intellectual understanding but a path of practice, of inner transformation.

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them.

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

Every moment of confusion is also a moment of wisdom, if we can learn to recognize it.

The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense.

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few.

Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

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

Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can't simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment.

The cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.

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

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

Love is not a feeling. It's a capability.

In meditation, we are continuously discovering who and what we are.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

Every step on the path must be with the understanding of anicca - impermanence. This is the essence of the teaching.

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

Metta (loving-kindness) becomes truly effective only when it arises from a peaceful mind, a pure mind, a balanced mind.