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 challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.

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

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

The development of insight is gradual, but the realization of truth is sudden.

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

The law of nature is the law of cause and effect. As you sow, so shall you reap.

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

The mind has first to be attuned to the Unconscious.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

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

Meditation is not about achieving anything. It's about letting go of everything.

Meditation is the road to happiness.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

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

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

The moment you note a thought, it disappears. The noting mind keeps the hindrances away.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

The Buddha's path is not about becoming somebody different but about becoming more and more who you really are.

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

Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.

Devotion is the head of meditation, as is often said. When you are inspired by some spiritual teacher, you can have a very strong connection with that person, and thereby the blessings can enter.

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.

Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.

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

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

The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

The deepest happiness comes from having an enduring sense of purpose, one that gives our lives meaning beyond the endless pursuit of pleasure and success.

The path is the goal. Every step of the journey is the journey.

The door of your heart can only be opened from the inside.

When mindfulness is weak, defilements are strong; when mindfulness is strong, defilements are weak.

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

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

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

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

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

The more clearly you see the arising and passing of phenomena, the less you will be attached to them.

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

Technical knowledge is not enough. One must transcend techniques so that the art becomes an artless art, growing out of the unconscious.

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

Better to have one moment of genuine meditation than to perform religious activities for a thousand years.

The teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.

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

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.

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.

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 source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy.

The true understanding is that the practice itself is enlightenment.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

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

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

The Buddha's teachings are not about abandoning our lives but about bringing the fullness of our attention to our lives.

Each moment of noting is a moment of purification, a moment of cultivating the path.

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

When things fall apart and we're on the verge of we know not what, the test of each of us is to stay on that brink and not concretize.