If you don’t try to stop whatever is going on in your mind, but merely observe it, eventually you’ll begin to feel a tremendous sense of relaxation, ….

Any attempt to capture the direct experience of the nature of mind in words is impossible. The best that can be said is that it is immeasurably peace….

Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart. It's always with us. It always has been, and always will be. When it arises in us, we've simply le….

If you're determined to think of yourself as limited, fearful, vulnerable, or scarred by past experience, know only that you have chosen to do so. Th….

Meditation is actually a very simple exercise in resting in the natural state of your present mind, and allowing yourself to be simply and clearly pr….

Happiness and unhappiness are not primarily created by the material world or the physical body. First and foremost, they are decisions of the mind..

In parting, I would like to give you one small piece of advice to keep in your heart. You may have heard me say this before, but it is the key point ….

The opportunity to experience yourself differently is always available..

All that we are looking for in life - all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind - is right here in the present moment..

If we could see the whole truth of any situation, our only response would be one of compassion..

Simply notice that you're aware. At any given moment, you can choose to follow the chain of thoughts, emotions, and sensations that reinforce a perce….

There's no difference between what is seen and the mind that sees it..

Within our perceived weaknesses and imperfections lies the key to realizing our true strength..

Meditation is really quite simple. All we have to do is embrace each experience with awareness and open our hearts fully to the present moment. When ….

So overall, though my life is far from perfect, I'm contented with it. And in a peculiar way, I'm grateful for the troubling emotions I experienced. ….

Emotional states are fairly quick bursts of neuronal gossip. Traits, on the other hand, are more like the neuronal equivalent of committed relationsh….

You don't want to block your thoughts, emotions, and so on; nor do you want to chase after them. If you chase after them, if you let them lead you, t….

It’s so easy to think that we’re the only ones who suffer, while other people are somehow immune to pain, as though they’d been born with some kind o….

When you transform your mind, everything you experience is transformed..

When we become fixed in our perceptions we lose our ability to fly..

Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by….