The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.

The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort.

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.

In true vipassana practice, there is no room for likes and dislikes. There is only observation.

Try to be mindful and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.

One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

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

Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can't simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment.

Craving and aversion are the roots of suffering. Observe them with equanimity.

The difference between buddhas and sentient beings is that buddhas recognize their nature while sentient beings fail to recognize it.

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

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.

The nature of mind is not something we need to achieve - it's something we need to recognize.

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

Birth and death are neither two things nor one thing. Life is not an appearance, death is not a disappearance.

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

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.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

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

The key to meditation is to recognize the nature of your mind rather than trying to change it.

There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen. Even though you read much Zen literature, you must read each sentence with a fresh mind.

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

The essence of the spiritual journey is the uncovering of what is always already present.

Zen in its essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's own being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom.

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 only thing that we truly have control over is our attitude toward experience.

Wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

Love is not a feeling. It's a capability.

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

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind.

The nature of the mind is like the sky, and our thoughts, emotions, and experiences are like clouds passing through it.

When you love someone, you have to have trust and confidence. Love without trust is not yet love.