The biggest prison is the one we build in our own mind.

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

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

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

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

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.

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

The purpose of meditation is to gain right understanding of the true nature of mental and physical phenomena.

Meditation is like catching a fish. If you try to catch it quickly, you'll miss it. If you have patience and know how to wait, the fish will come.

The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.

Compassion is not mere sentiment but a powerful force that can transform both ourselves and others.

The nature of all things is like a magical illusion, a mirage, a dream, a reflection of the moon in water.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind.

The mind that notes and the object that is noted are both impermanent. Understanding this leads to liberation.

When you note pain, you are not trying to make it go away. You are trying to understand its true nature.

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.

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

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

In the beginning, nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.

The obstacle is the path.

The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

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

The essence of Buddhist practice is to bring everything onto the path. Every experience becomes an opportunity for awakening.

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

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

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

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophical system but a practical guide to living.

The nature of mind is clearer than the sky, yet we keep looking elsewhere.

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

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

The only thing that we truly have control over is our attitude toward experience.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

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.

Study the Buddha's teaching which is present in every moment.

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

The ultimate revolution is the spiritual revolution, where we learn to see reality as it truly is.

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

If you want to find peace, then look at that point where you find you're dissatisfied and investigate what's really going on.

The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

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

Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

Trees, mountains, and vines all exist in nature according to their own truth. They are born and die following their nature. They remain this way because that's what they are. They don't practice meditation or do anything special.

Many people think excitement is happiness... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.

The more we understand the nature of our mind, the more we understand the nature of our world.

True happiness is not about getting rid of all our problems, but about changing our relationship to them.

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

The path of awakening is not about becoming who we think we should be, but about unbecoming who we are not.

The true mark of a spiritual practitioner is that your own behavior is better, not that you can criticize others well.

The Buddha's teachings are not a religion, but a science of mind.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

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

The law of nature is the law of cause and effect. As you sow, so shall you reap.