Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another's word for it. We need to develop meditation so that the und….

Only one book is worth reading: the heart..

If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled rig….

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….

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 ….

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….

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….

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..

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 ….

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

Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things. We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont ….

You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them. The forms of the world have their place….

If you haven't wept deeply, you haven't begun to meditate..

To give up doing evil is more important than making merit..

Meditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration are the other end. If you lift up t….

Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment, the effort to overcome lazin….

We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us..