One learns the art of dying by learning the art of living: how to become master of the present moment..

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

Real wisdom is recognizing and accepting that every experience is impermanent. With this insight you will not be overwhelmed by ups and downs. And wh….

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

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….

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….

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

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….

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….

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….

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….

Removing old conditionings from the mind and training the mind to be more equaimous with every experience is the first step toward enabling one to ex….

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

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 ….

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

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

When one experiences truth, the madness of finding fault with others disappears..

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….

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….

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..