I have seen that harsh words are like arrows, and that from a single careless utterance, a forest of conflict can grow. All beings...

I have seen that much of our suffering arises from a clenched fist, a mind that clings to things as 'mine.' We fear their...

All who live will one day meet with pain. It is like the first arrow striking the flesh—unavoidable. But whether a second arrow follows...

Just as a farmer tends his fields each day, so too must we tend the garden of our own mind. In times of great...

I have observed that all beings wish for happiness and seek to avoid suffering. Yet, through unskillful action, they often bring about the very...

Just as a skilled physician first diagnoses an ailment before prescribing a cure, so too must we understand our own mind. Anger is a...

I have seen that much of our human sorrow arises from a mind that forever seeks what it does not have. It is like...

In our haste to speak, we sow the seeds of misunderstanding and conflict. The world is full of noise, but true listening is rare....

Just as a spring of clear water can soothe a parched throat, the practice of Metta, or loving-kindness, can soothe a mind afflicted by...

I have observed that the desire to be correct is a great fire that can consume both the teacher and the student. When we...

I have seen that the roots of suffering often grow from a heart entangled in comparison and envy. These feelings are like thorns that...

In my journeys, I have seen that all beings are assailed by the eight worldly winds: pleasure and pain, gain and loss, fame and...

Greetings to you. I have found that much of our suffering arises from a mind that is lost in the past or anxious about...

I have seen that much of our suffering arises not from the world itself, but from our own minds, which are like wild horses...

In this fleeting world, the mind is often like a wild monkey, leaping from branch to branch of thought, fear, and desire. This causes...