Awakening is not a journey of discovering a distant land or a coveted secret, but rather, it is a journey of surrendering to what has always been present but shrouded in illusion and disillusion.

Fate is a given, destiny is what we do with it

The pain of childhood walks beside me as a friend, it teaches me how to invite the stillness of compassion - Shavasti

For Tibetans, the real strength of our struggle is truth - not size, money, or expertise.

I know in my life there's stuff that will come back because I haven't dealt with it, and it's the same with everybody.

One reason why people are unable to understand great Christian classics is that they are trying to understand without any intention of obeying them.

Sometimes your worst competitors are the ones which are dying because they do stupid things.

You are treating yourself in present time much as you were treated by others in the past. And you punish yourself far more than anyone would ever punish you.

I wish I could find words to explain what this kind of cold is like- the cold that has somehow gotten in underneath your skin and is getting colder and colder inside you.

If you're an actor, always be true to your character. If you are not an actor, have character and always be true to yourself.

Where the lips are silent the heart has a thousand tongues.

Suffering is a call for inquiry, all pain needs investigation.

A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity.