To live fully is to let go and die with each step.

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

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

In the spring, hundreds of flowers; in autumn, a harvest moon; in the summer, a refreshing breeze; in winter, snow will accompany you. If useless things do not hang in your mind, any season is a good season for you.

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

Even if you speak of 'understanding,' this understanding is not a matter of knowledge. It is what fills the entire body and mind.

True freedom is a freedom from the tyranny of our own thoughts and afflictive emotions.

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

Real happiness comes from having an unshakable connection to the deep wellspring of peace and happiness that is not dependent on external conditions.

Time passes unhindered. When we make ourselves better, we make the world better.

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense.

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher.

Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

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

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

The practice of Buddhism is fundamentally a practice of expanding our happiness and diminishing our suffering.

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.

True love is not for the faint-hearted.

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

To see the truth, do not be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease.

The Buddha's path is not about becoming somebody different but about becoming more and more who you really are.

The obstacle is the path.

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.

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

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.

There is no difference at all between samsara and nirvana. There is no difference at all between nirvana and samsara.

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

The essence of the spiritual journey is the uncovering of what is always already present.

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

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.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

Neither from itself nor from another, nor from both, nor without a cause, does anything whatever, anywhere arise.

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

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

Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

The path of insight is a path of discovery, not a path of creation. We are discovering what is already there.

The stages of insight unfold naturally when mindfulness is continuous. There is no need to desire them or try to make them happen.

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

Change is possible because there is nothing inherently permanent about our disturbing emotions.

The knowledge of dissolution comes when you see both the noting mind and noted object dissolving together.

True peace is found not in the absence of experience but in the clear seeing of all experience.

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

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

When things fall apart and we're on the verge of we know not what, the test of each of us is to stay on that brink and not concretize.

The practice of vipassana is the study of the self. When you study physical and mental phenomena, you are studying the truth about yourself.

Enlightenment is not about becoming something special, but about realizing what we already are.

Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way to understand reality as it truly is.

The true path is not difficult; just avoid picking and choosing.

Recognize the emptiness of all phenomena, but do not become attached to emptiness itself.

The truth of suffering is not to be feared but to be understood through direct observation.

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

The six realms of existence are like a dream, why build a prison for yourself?

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.