Every sensation shares the same characteristic: it arises and passes away, arises and passes away. It is this arising and passing that we have to exp….

When I observe myself and find that I am generating anger, ill will, or animosity, I realize that I am the first victim of the hatred or animosity I ….

Rather than converting people from one organised religion to another organised religion, we should try to convert people from misery to happiness, fr….

Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping..

We cannot live in the past; it is gone. Nor can we live in the future; it is forever beyond our grasp. We can live only in the present. If we are una….

Discover real peace and harmony within yourself, and naturally this will overflow to benefit others..

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful..

Grasping at things can only yield one of two results: Either the thing you are grasping at disappears, or you yourself disappear. It is only a matter….

In meditation you withdraw from others and focus your attention inside to gain purity of mind and wisdom energy. Then you must become extroverted and….

Love with attachment consists of waves of emotion, usually creating invisible iron chains..

I am against conversion (to Buddhism). In my speech at UN, the first thing I said was that I am for conversion, but not from one organised religion t….

One has to live in the present. Whatever is past is gone beyond recall; whatever is future remains beyond one's reach, until it becomes present. Reme….

If we can develop the ability to be aware of the present moment, we can use the past as a guide for ordering our actions in the future, so that we ma….

The mind spends most of the time lost in fantasies and illusions, reliving pleasant or unpleasant experiences and anticipating the future with eagern….

Peace and negativity cannot coexist just as light and darkness cannot coexist..

It is a basic human need that everyone wants to live a happy life. For this, one has to experience real happiness. The so-called happiness that one….

For real happiness, for real lasting stable happiness, one has to make a journey deep within oneself and see that one gets rid of all the unhappiness….

The only conversion involved in Vipassana is from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation..

The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today..

If there is no peace in the minds of individuals, how can there be peace in the world? Make peace in your own mind first..

Observe the reality as it is. As it is, not as you wish it to be. Perhaps your breath is deep. Perhaps your breath is shallow. Perhaps you breathed i….