We can learn to be present with whatever is happening in our lives, and in this way, we can begin to transform our relationship to difficulty.

The mind is like a room with many windows. Open them all and let the fresh air in.

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

Our defilements are like tame tigers. If you feed them, they're tame. If you stop feeding them, they'll eat you up.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can't solve your own doubts. Investigate yourself to find the truth - inside, not outside.

Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.

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

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

The obstacle is the path.

The most important thing in life is to know death is coming and to prepare for it.

If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?

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 development of wisdom requires both study and practice, both learning and direct experience.

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.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few.

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

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

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

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

The entire path is a path of self-responsibility. Nobody else can walk it for you.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here. Live in the present moment with awareness.

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

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

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

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

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

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.

The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

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

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

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

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

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

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

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

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

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

The practice is simply this: keep coming back to your breath during the day. This will give your mind a steadiness and your life a balance.

Every thought, every word, and every action leaves an imprint on our mind.

Moment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice.

Every moment of mindfulness is a step on the path to liberation. Each step is valuable, no matter how small.

At the bottom of great doubt lies great awakening. If you doubt fully, you will awaken fully.

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

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.

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.

Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.

Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

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

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation.

The grass is greener where you water it.