Faith is the firm foundation, diligence the supporting pillar, and wisdom the roof of the house of practice.

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

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

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

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 problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.

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

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

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

Our emotions are like waves in the ocean. We can't stop the waves, but we can learn to surf.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

When we understand others, we understand ourselves. When we love others, we love ourselves.

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

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

The mind is like a well-forged sword - it adapts to all situations.

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

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

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.

External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

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.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

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.

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.

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

True freedom is not the absence of commitment but the presence of choice.

The true person is not anyone in particular. But like the deep blue color of the limitless sky, it is everyone, everywhere in the world.

Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

We need the courage to learn from our experience and the wisdom to be willing to change and grow.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

Peace is not found by changing the world, but by changing your attitude to the world.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

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

The root of all suffering is ignorance. The antidote to ignorance is wisdom that realizes emptiness.

The practice is like peeling an onion. Layer after layer of delusion is removed through continuous mindfulness.

The spiritual journey begins with the recognition that beneath our surface happiness there lies a deep inner pain.

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

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.

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

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.

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.

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

When we know the truth, we become people who don't have to think much, we become people with wisdom.

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

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.

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

The contradiction so puzzling to the ordinary way of thinking comes from the fact that we have to use language to communicate our inner experience, which in its very nature transcends linguistics.

Our own life has to be our message.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a new state of mind, but to recognize what is already present.

The practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

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

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.