The only conversion involved in Vipassana is from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation.

When one experiences truth, the madness of finding fault with others disappears.

One has to live in the present. Whatever is past is gone beyond recall; whatever is future remains beyond one's reach, until it becomes present. Remembering the past and giving thought to the future are important, but only to the extent that they help one deal with the present.

One learns the art of dying by learning the art of living: how to become master of the present moment.

We cannot live in the past; it is gone. Nor can we live in the future; it is forever beyond our grasp. We can live only in the present. If we are unaware of our present actions, we are condemned to repeating the mistakes of the past and can never succeed in attaining our dreams for the future.

Rather than converting people from one organised religion to another organised religion, we should try to convert people from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation and from cruelty to compassion.

The only conversion involved in Vipassana is from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation.