Whatever we attempt is a reflection of our inner thirst, which we hope to quench in all these external ways. What we are looking for lies within us, ….

Suffering is our best teacher because it hangs onto us and keeps us in its grip until we have learnt that particular lesson. Only then does suffer….

the more we abandon ill-will and hatred, the easier it will be to meditate..

Half the spiritual life consists of remembering what we are up against and where we are going..

It is often thought that the Buddha's doctrine teaches us that suffering will disappear if one has meditated long enough, or if one sees everything d….

If the whole universe can be found in our own body and mind, this is where we need to make our inquires. We all have the answers within ourselves, we….

If we do not try, we will not know..

Mindfulness is a mental activity that in due course eliminates all suffering..

To look for total satisfaction in oneself is a futile endeavor. Since everything changes from moment to moment, where can self and where can satisfac….

Eventually we will find (mostly in retrospect, of course) that we can be very grateful to those people who have made life most difficult for us..

Unless we practice loving feelings toward everyone we meet, day in, day out, we're missing out on the most joyous part of life. If we can actual….

The Buddha compared anger with picking up hot coals with one's bare hands and trying to throw them at the person with whom one is angry. Who gets bur….

As long as we have practiced neither concentration nor mindfulness, the ego takes itself for granted and remains its usual normal size, as big as the….

Mindfulness is not just a word or a discourse by the Buddha, but a meaningful state of mind. It means we have to be here now, in this very moment….

"Wholeheartedly" means that we give our time, love, and energy unstintingly..

If we want to be loved, we are looking for a support system. If we want to love, we are looking for spiritual growth..

Trying to achieve something in the spiritual world is just as foolish as trying to achieve something in the material world. There's nothing to achiev….

The heart is always the place to go. Go home into your heart, where there is warmth, appreciation, gratitude and contentment.

A truly happy person is someone who is joyfully independent of outer conditions..

From contact comes feeling. From feeling comes reaction. This is what keeps us in the cycle of birth and death. Our reactions to our feelings are our….

We could become quite satisfied with ourselves because we are sitting in meditation and are endeavoring to practice the spiritual path. Such satisfac….