Sometimes we are too polite with our suffering and allow it to dominate our life.

When we wake up from our confused state of mind, that is enlightenment.

In the end, we have nothing to lose by opening our hearts.

You fall in love with your heart; you fall out of love with your head.

There is no emptiness without appearance, and there is no appearance without emptiness. That is what we call the interdependent nature.

The truth about who we really are, beyond all appearances, is knowledge worth seeking.

It is not about how much you give, it is about how much you can let go with your mind.

True wisdom is free of the dramas of culture or religion and should bring us only a sense of peace and happiness.

The true opponent in a debate on emptiness is your own ego.

We actually need intelligent doubt and skepticism; they protect us against mistaken views and propaganda.

When we recognize that the seemingly object nature of reality is nothing different than the subject nature of mind, which is rigpa, it is called enlightenment.

There are few things more dangerous than inbred religious certainty.

Today is my precious time on earth.

Positive attitudes qualify you for positive experiences.

But thus do I counsel you, my friends: distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful! Distrust all those who talk much of their justice!

Are you stupid or did you just take lessons?

At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.

Personally, I think life offers us the opportunity to take chances and make changes all the time.

Twitter wanted to become a more egalitarian justice system, but instead it became a draconian one.

FEAR is an acronym in the English language for 'False Evidence Appearing Real'.

When my books came out, they started selling but they started selling at a relatively consistent but low pace. And they started to pick up the pace.