Meditation does not imply only the development of single-pointed concentration, sitting in some corner doing nothing. Meditation is an alert state of mind, the opposite of sluggishness; meditation is wisdom. You should remain aware every moment of your daily life, fully conscious of what you are doing and how you are doing it.

We completely deny the existence of a self-existent I, or a permanent, independent soul. Every aspect of your body and mind is impermanent: changing, changing, changing.

There's a big difference between being able to explain religion intellectually and transforming that knowledge into spiritual experience.

No matter how confused or deluded we may be at the moment, the underlying and essential nature of our being is clear and pure

It is precisely because our present life is so inseparably linked with desire that we must make use of desire's tremendous energy if we wish to transform our life into something transcendental.

One action produces a reaction; that is karma.

Knowing your own mind is the solution to all our problems.