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

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

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

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

My religion is to live and die without regret.

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

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.

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

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but through understanding and through letting go.

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

Each of you is perfect the way you are... and you can use a little improvement.

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

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

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

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

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

Misery ceases to exist when we stop reacting to sensations.

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

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

The more precisely you note, the more clearly you understand. The more clearly you understand, the stronger your insight becomes.

Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.

When you generate negativity, you are the first victim of your negativity.

Meditation is not about getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.

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

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

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

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.

Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

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

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

Mindfulness is attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

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

Whoever told you that practice and enlightenment are separate?

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

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

Happiness is a skill that can be developed like playing an instrument or learning to read.

When we develop patience, we find that we develop a reserve of calm and tranquility.

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

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

Our practice cannot be perfect, but without being discouraged by this, we should continue it. This is the secret of practice.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

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

The practice of meditation is like learning to play an instrument - it takes patience, regular practice, and a gentle touch.

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

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

Right practice is steady practice. Whether you feel lazy or diligent, just keep practicing.

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

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

Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.