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

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.

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.

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

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced state of mind.

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

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

The practice is like peeling an onion. Layer after layer of delusion is removed through continuous mindfulness.

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.

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.

Wisdom is not something we have to strive to acquire. Rather, wisdom arises naturally as we open our hearts to the truth of what is.

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

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

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

The three characteristics - impermanence, suffering, and non-self - are not philosophical concepts but aspects of experience to be directly observed.

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

In meditation, we're not trying to get rid of thoughts but to recognize their true nature.

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.

The highest mantra is to be without deception. The highest medicine is to have few desires. The highest meditation is not to be attached.

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

We need to learn to let our emotions pass through us like waves, without getting caught in their undertow.

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

Where there is great doubt, there is great awakening; small doubt, small awakening; no doubt, no awakening.

The rising and falling of the abdomen is not the main object. The main object is to develop mindfulness, concentration, and insight.

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.

The view is like a lion - it cannot be led around by anything else. Meditation is like an eagle - it cannot be distracted by anything else. Action is like a madman - it is free from accepting and rejecting.

Should you desire the great tranquility, prepare to sweat white beads.

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

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.

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.

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

It is never too late to turn on the light.

The Buddha taught that wealth does not bring happiness and security. The pursuit of wealth is a matter of living in balance.

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

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

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

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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.

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

True love is not for the faint-hearted.

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.

The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.

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

Meditation is not just about sitting quietly, it's about transforming the mind.

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

The truth of Zen is the truth of life, and life means to live, to move, to act, not merely to reflect.

When you note pain, you should not dwell on the thought, "I feel pain." Simply recognize the presence of pain.

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

Concentration develops naturally through continuous noting. Don't try to force concentration to arise.

The only way to experience truth is to look within, to observe oneself.

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

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

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

Don't be afraid of the future. The future is good.

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.