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 true understanding is that the practice itself is enlightenment.

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

Like a dream, like an illusion, like a city of gandharvas, that's how birth, and that's how living, that's how dying are taught to be.

To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.

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

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

Every sensation shares the same characteristic - arising, passing. Arising, passing. Learn to observe objectively.

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

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.

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

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Without darkness, there is no light. Without the path, there is no arrival.

Peace in oneself, peace in the world.

Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.

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

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

When we look directly at our thoughts, they dissolve like bubbles in water.

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.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

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

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

The technique of self-observation is the technique of observing the reality about oneself at the experiential level.

Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.

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

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

Silence is sometimes the best answer.