This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

As surely as there is a voyage away, there is a journey home.

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

The practice of mindfulness is simple: whatever you experience, you observe and note it.

The cultivation of loving-kindness has the power to transform enmity into amity, hostility into hospitality.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

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

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

The superior person is like water, bringing benefit to all without competing.

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

The true understanding is that the practice itself is enlightenment.

Understanding at the intellectual level is not enough. There must be experience at the actual level.

When we rest in awareness, we discover a peace that is always present, regardless of circumstances.

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

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.

In the moment of love, awareness is very strong. Use that awareness, that strength of consciousness, to look into yourself.

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

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

We need the courage to learn from our experience and the wisdom to be willing to change and grow.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

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

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

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

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

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

Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.

Each breath is a new beginning, a fresh opportunity to awaken.

The precious pot containing my riches becomes my teacher in the very moment it breaks.

Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.

The mind is like a wild monkey, jumping here and there. But through meditation, we learn to see whatever arises in our mind with more spaciousness and clarity.

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

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.

The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.

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

Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way to understand reality as it truly is.

The spiritual journey begins with the recognition that beneath our surface happiness there lies a deep inner pain.

Every sensation shares the same characteristic - arising, passing. Arising, passing. Learn to observe objectively.

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

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

Meditation is not an escape from life but a way to fully engage with life.

Sensations are not your enemy. They are your teacher. Through observing them, you understand the truth of existence.

The practice of Buddhism is fundamentally a practice of expanding our happiness and diminishing our suffering.

As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we will never learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find compassion.

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

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.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

The Buddha's teaching is not about belief but about investigation, not about accepting but about examining.

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.

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

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.

The way to change the world is to change your own mind.

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

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.