All that I have said up to now has merely been words. When people come to see me, I have to say something. But it is best not to speak about these ….

You say that you are too busy to meditate. Do you have time to breathe? Meditation is your breath. Why do you have time to breathe but not to meditat….

The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still..

Look at your own mind. The one who carries things thinks he's got things, but the one who looks on sees only the heaviness. Throw away things, lose t….

Why are we born? We are born so that we will not have to be born again..

People go through life blindly, ignoring death like revellers at a party feasting on fine foods. They ignore that later they will have to go to the t….

Where does rain come from? It comes from all the dirty water that evaporates from the earth, like urine and the water you throw out after washing you….

There are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body. That's how far away they live from the….

If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don't practice you're like a ladle in a soup pot. The ladle is in the soup pot every day, but it doesn't kn….

Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking. Steady practice is keepi….

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward..

You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts. Investigate yourself to find the truth - inside, not outside. Knowing you….

Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them. See the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When….

The heart of the path is quite easy. There's no need to explain anything at length. Let go of love and hate and let things be. That's all that I do i….

Do not be in a hurry or try to push your practice. If you become peaceful, then accept it,; if you don’t become peaceful, then accept that also. This….

To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, 'Don't cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things ….

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: You won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking f….