Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.

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

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

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

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

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

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

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

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

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

Liberation is found in the practice, not in the theory.

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

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

The goal of the Buddhist path is not to add something to our existence but to discover something that has been there all along.

Wisdom arises when you see the true characteristics of phenomena through direct experience.

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

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.

The best way to solve a problem is to help someone else solve their problem.

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

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

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

The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

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

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.

True love is not for the faint-hearted.

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

Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead, it's about becoming more fully human.

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

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

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

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

The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought.

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

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.

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

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

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

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

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

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

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.

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

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

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

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.

You are the master of your own mind. You can be your best friend or your worst enemy.

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.

We can learn to be present with whatever is happening in our lives, and in this way, we can begin to transform our relationship to difficulty.

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind.

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

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

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

If it isn't good, let it die. If it doesn't die, make it good.

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

The deepest happiness comes from having an enduring sense of purpose, one that gives our lives meaning beyond the endless pursuit of pleasure and success.

Better to have one moment of genuine meditation than to perform religious activities for a thousand years.