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

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

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

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer evil with good. Conquer stinginess with giving. Conquer deceit with truth.

The path to enlightenment is not a path at all. It is a realization that where you are is where you have always been.

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

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

The great gift of meditation is that it returns us to the simplicity of our own being.

The highest mantra is to be without deception. The highest medicine is to have few desires. The highest meditation is not to be attached.

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

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

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

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.

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

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

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

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

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what's happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what's happening.

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

By understanding emptiness, one understands all phenomena. Without understanding emptiness, one understands nothing.

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

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

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

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

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

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

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

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

The practice is not about achieving special states but about seeing ordinary experience with extraordinary clarity.

Freedom is not found in the absence of difficulty, but in our relationship to it.

We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree.

The perfect moment is this one, not the one you're waiting for.

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

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

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

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

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

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.

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.

Happiness is a skill that can be developed like playing an instrument or learning to read.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

The door of your heart can only be opened from the inside.

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

The past is for learning from, not for living in.

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

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

Love is the wish that others be happy, and compassion is the wish that they be free from suffering.

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

Just to be alive is enough.

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

The instant you speak about a thing, you miss the mark.

To see directly is to be free of hope and fear. Hope and fear are like a cloud before the sun.

If you want to know the past, look at the present. If you want to know the future, look at the present.

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

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

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.