Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don't like.

When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.

Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes.

Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.

When you have abandoned all past and future, it is as if you have come alive. You are here, mindful...the nature of all types of consciousness reveals itself.

If you know how to let go and be at peace, you know everything you need to know about living in the world.

How many times have you tried to solve “the problem”? you’ll be trying to solve it not just until you die but for many more lifetimes. Instead, understand that this world is just the play of the senses. It’s the five khandhas doing their thing; it has nothing to do with you. It’s just people being people, the world being the world.