Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

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

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

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

The goal of meditation is not to reach some highest place, but to remain in the place where you already are.

It is never too late to turn on the light.

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

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

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don't accept praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace; if you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.

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

The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

The essence of Buddhist practice is to reduce our selfishness and to work for the benefit of others.

Start from where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

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

Generosity generates its own enthusiasm. We don't have to force ourselves to be generous; we just need to start.

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

There are many ways to meditate. But at the heart of them all is mindfulness.

Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.

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

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

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

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

When you let go of trying to control everything, you can relax and enjoy life.

Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

Compassion is a verb.

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

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

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.

Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we're holding back.

May all beings be happy, be peaceful, be liberated.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward 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 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 Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

People who study a lot but don't practice are like a ladle in a soup pot. It's in the soup every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup.

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

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

Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.

The challenge in meditation is not to eliminate thinking but to understand the nature of thought itself.

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

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

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

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

The practice is not about achieving special states but about seeing ordinary experience with extraordinary clarity.

Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

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

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

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

The practitioner and practice are like fire and wood. The more you practice, the more you burn.

The best way to solve a problem is to help someone else solve their problem.

The heart of one who practices is like the earth. No matter what they throw on it, the earth remains unchanged.

Our task is not to seek for love but to find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against it.