Real peace comes from seeing things as they really are, not as we want them to be.

Altruism is not a luxury, it is a necessity for the survival of humanity.

My religion is to live and die without regret.

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

The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.

The path to liberation requires both individual effort and the support of the spiritual community.

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

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

When mindfulness becomes continuous, the distinction between the observer and the observed begins to break down.

Enlightenment is not the end of change but the end of resistance to change.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

Genuine happiness comes from having developed basic human qualities, such as attention, emotional balance, and generosity.

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

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.

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 defilements of the mind are temporary visitors. Pure awareness is your true home.

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

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

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

Be happy at the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

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

To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfection.

When the mind is ready to understand, the truth will come to meet it.

The Buddha taught us to leave alone the things that don't lead to awakening.

The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.

Life is like a cup of tea. It's all in how you make it.

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

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

Suffering is not the end of the story; it is the middle of the story.

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived, how well we have loved, how well we have learned to let go.

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

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.

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

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

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

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.

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

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

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.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

All that appears and exists, all of samsara and nirvana, has one ground, two paths, and two results. This is the magical display of awareness and unawareness.

Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have - it is an inner quality that unfolds as we learn to trust our own deepest experience.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced mind that sees things clearly without reaction.

The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

The difference between buddhas and sentient beings is that buddhas recognize their nature while sentient beings fail to recognize it.

Forgiveness is giving up all hope for a better past.

The mind is intrinsically empty. It's empty of all that we perceive as being intrinsically "me" and "mine."

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.