In the moment of pure noting, there is no self - only the knowing and the known.

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 path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.

The precious pot containing my riches becomes my teacher in the very moment it breaks.

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

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

True happiness is not found through the multiplication of desires but through their simplification.

Anxiety and excitement are the same emotion. The only difference is our attitude toward the experience.

As surely as there is a voyage away, there is a journey home.

We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It's just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.

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

When you recognize that pain and suffering are impermanent, you become free.

The person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future, who has no attachment and no aversion, has no conceptual imprints.

Our basic nature is pure awareness that simply cognizes experience. Everything else is temporary and adventitious.

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

We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things.

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

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

When we see the nature of the mind, we see that we are not our thoughts.

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

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

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

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

When I run from suffering, it follows me. When I face suffering with equanimity, it runs from me.

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.

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

The restraint of the senses is not a matter of suppression but of wise attention to our experience.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

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

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

The root of suffering is not in the world outside us but in our own minds.

The more you understand impermanence, the more you appreciate every moment.

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

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

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

To live is enough.

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

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

The heart of one who practices is like the earth. No matter what they throw on it, the earth remains unchanged.

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

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

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

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

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

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

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

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

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

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: you won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

The practice of meditation is not about achieving states of bliss but about 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.

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

The path to liberation is through understanding the true nature of mind and matter through direct observation.

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

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

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