Don't be a slave to style. Don't take more from the world than you're willing to give back. And learn to undo the perceptions-so heavily promoted by …

- Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Remember that you don't have to like or admire someone to feel compassion for that person. All you have to do is wish for that person to be happy.

- Thanissaro Bhikkhu

The desire for true happiness is nothing to feel ashamed about.

- Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Searching all directions with one's awareness, one finds no one dearer than oneself. In the same way, others are fiercely dear to themselves. So one …

- Thanissaro Bhikkhu

The key to maintaining your inspiration in the day-to-day work of meditation practice is to approach it as play—a happy opportunity to master practic…

- Thanissaro Bhikkhu

The Buddha’s last words instructed us to be heedful—to see our actions as important and to keep that importance in mind at all times.

- Thanissaro Bhikkhu

The teaching on karma starts with the principle that people experience happiness and sorrow based on a combination of their past and present intentio…

- Thanissaro Bhikkhu