Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

The superior person is like water, bringing benefit to all without competing.

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

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

The Buddha's teaching is not about belief but about investigation, not about accepting but about examining.

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

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

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

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

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

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

Zen proposes its solution by directly appealing to facts of personal experience and not to book-knowledge.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

Real happiness lies within. It cannot be found in external objects or achievements.

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

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

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

Sensations are not your enemy. They are your teacher. Through observing them, you understand the truth of existence.

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

Buddhist practice is not to eliminate life's problems but to grow with them patiently and with compassion.

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

Sankharas are the seeds of consciousness that manifest as sensations. By observing sensations equanimously, we stop creating new sankharas.

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

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

The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

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

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.

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

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

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

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

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

Happiness is not the pursuit of an endless succession of experiences but an attitude toward life.

Mindfulness is attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we appreciate each moment of our lives.

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.

The world is its own magic.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we understand that we can't hold on to anything.

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

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

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

The snow lion stays in the mountains, and the snow lion's ways are the snow lion's ways.

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

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

Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.

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

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

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 present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy, and happiness is found in benefiting others.

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

The most important factor in achieving happiness is the mind. Happiness and suffering are mental states and therefore depend on the mind.

People who study a lot but don't practice are like a ladle in a soup pot. It's in the soup every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup.

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

The menu is not the meal.

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

Don't be afraid of the future. The future is good.

The only things that are truly mine are my actions and their results.

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