1. “What we have to learn, in both meditation and in life, is to be free of attachment to the good experiences, and free of aversion to the negative ones.”
2. “Living with the immediacy of death helps you sort out your priorities in life. It helps you to live a less trivial life.”
3. “Even though the mediator may leave the meditation, the meditation will not leave the mediator.”
4. “We must never forget that it is through our actions words and thought that we have a choice.”
5. “Sitting like a mountain let your mind rise an fly and soar.”
6. “The absolute truth cannot be realized within the domain of the ordinary mind and the path beyond the ordinary mind is the path of the heart.”
7. “The masters say if you create an auspicious condition in your body and your environment then meditation and realization will automatically arise.”
8. “Our problems, all come from nothing; they are all based on a misunderstanding that does not even exist.”
9. “The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.”
10. “The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this lifetime.”
11. “Death is like a mirror in which the true meaning of life is reflected.”
12. “Meditation is bringing the mind home.”
13. “Theories are like patches on a coat, one day they just wear off.”
14. “Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light.”
15. “We may idealize freedom, but when it comes to our habits, we are completely enslaved.”
16. “Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.”
17. “There is no armor like perseverance.”
18. “In this complex world, the best way to survive is to be genuine.”
19. “Learning to live is learning to let go.”
20. “Samsara is the mind turning outwardly, lost in its projections. Nirvana is the mind turned inwardly, recognizing its true nature.”
21. “The spiritual journey one of continuous learning and purification. When you know this, you become humble.”
22. “Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the mind’s own radiance is its thoughts and emotions.”
23. “More important than finding the teacher is finding and following the truth of the teaching.”
24. “Let the heart go out in spontaneous and immeasurable compassion.”
25. “There is only one way of attaining liberation and of obtaining the omniscience of enlightenment: following an authentic spiritual master.”
26. “Real devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth. Real devotion is rooted in an awed and reverent gratitude, but one that is lucid, grounded and intelligent.”
27. “When I came to the West, I realized there was much hunger for spiritual teachings, but no environment for spirituality”
28. “Why, if we are as pragmatic as we claim, don’t we begin to ask ourselves seriously: Where does our real future lie?”
29. “This dying forces you to look into yourself. And in this, compassion is the only way.”
30. “If the mind is not contrived, it is spontaneously blissful, just as water, when not agitated, is by nature transparent and clear.”
