We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things. Enlightenment appears when you stop wanting anything.
Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
If you haven't cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn't really begun.
Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.