The mind of one who practises doesn't run away anywhere, it stays right there. Good, evil, happiness and unhappiness, right and wrong arise, and he k….

Whenever we feel that we are definitely right, so much so that we refuse to open up to anything or anybody else, right there we are wrong. It becomes….

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a t….

When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing..

Things are simply the way they are. They don't give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering? No. It's simply a thorn. It doe….

One man watches a river flow by. If he does not wish it to flow, to change ceaselessly in accord with its nature, he will suffer great pain. Another ….

If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate..

We don't meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering..

Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace..

When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, 'Oh, that sound's bothering me.' If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a lit….

A good practice is to ask yourself very sincerely, 'Why was I born?' Ask yourself this question in the morning, in the afternoon, and at night…every ….

Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. What yo….

The heart is the only book worth reading..

There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directl….

But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious..

Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe... Why do we have ti….

The Dhamma has to be found by looking into your own heart and seeing that which is true and that which is not, that which is balanced and that which ….

The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you. Hear the bird’s song then let go. If you ….

Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them. What’s so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It can’t ….

To observe and watch one's own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has no….

When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by..