Seeing that nothing is solid or permanent you begin to make yourself at home in the unknown.

When we look in the mirror, the one thing we don't want to see is an ordinary human being.

Melting our attachment to self is the most powerful medication for bringing mental and emotional imbalances in check.

What good are thoughts and emotions-in fact all of our experiences-if not to increase our realization?

We cannot be fearful all the time; we have to rise above our fear, whatever is to happen to us, however our conditions may challenge us. To be fearless is a decision that one must make. And this fearlessness becomes the fundamental ground of nonviolence.

A fresh attitude starts to happen when we look to see that yesterday was yesterday, and now it is gone; today is today and now it is new. It is like that - every hour, every minute is changing. If we stop observing change, then we stop seeing everything as new

A mantra is like meeting the Buddha or Bodhisattva himself.