Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be. — Alan Watts

Running away from fear is fear; fighting pain is pain; trying to be brave is being scared. If the mind is is pain, the mind is in pain. The thinker has no other form than his thoughts. — Alan Watts

To go beyond samsara and nirvana, we will need the two wings of emptiness and compassion. From now on, let us use these two wings to fly fearlessly into the sky of the life to come. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Like the illusory face of this appearing world, the movement of mind is not touched by artifice. It is not altered by action, freedom, or realization. To remain in the depths of mind free of reference is known as Mahamudra. — His Holiness Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje

From the time we open our eyes in the morning until we sleep at night, if we can pass the whole day with a kind-hearted mind and cheerful face, on good terms with people and talking pleasantly to them, our mind will be relaxed when we go to sleep at night. — His Holiness Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje

The contradiction so puzzling to the ordinary way of thinking, comes from the fact that we have to use language to communicate our inner experience which in its very nature transcends linguistics. — DT Suzuki

Have good trust in yourself – not the one you think you should be, but the one that you are. — Taizan Maezumi Roshi

I can’t find enough leather to cover the surface of the earth, but leather on the soles of my shoes is the same as covering the earth. Likewise it’s not possible for me to restrain the external course of things, but should I restrain my mind what need is there to restrain all else? — Shantideva

Living in a rugged, deserted, and solitary hut is the Outer Practice. Complete disregard of the self-body is the Inner Practice. Thoroughly Knowing the Absolute is the Absolute Practice. I am a yogi who knows all three. Is there a disciple here who wishes to learn them? — Milarepa

What’s recommended is that if you have a good experience, don’t get too excited. And if you have a bad experience, don’t mistake it for a serious deviation or a sidetrack that you have to find your way back from. If you have a bad experience, just continue practicing as you were. In other words, whatever happens, just keep looking at your mind. — Thrangu Rinpoche, Pointing Out the Dharmakaya, pg. 73

What then, is the correct Mahamudra practice?
The Ordinary mind is itself the correct practice. That is to say , to let the ordinary mind remain in its own natural state.
If to this mind one adds or subtracts anything, it is then not the ordinary mind but the so-called ‘mind-object’ [Yul].
To make not the slightest intention and effort to practice, and yet not to be distracted for a single moment, is to practice the natural mind correctly.
Therefore, as long as you can keep your Self-awareness, no matter what you do, you are still practicing Mahamudra. — Thrangu Rinpoche, Six Yogas of Naropa, page 46

The Buddha told us to see the way things are and let go of our clinging to them. Take this feeling of letting go as your refuge. — Ajahn Chah

Happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. — His Holiness Dalai Lama

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. — Thich Nhat Hanh

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

It is never too late. Even if you are going to die tomorrow, keep yourself straight and clear and be a happy human being today. — Lama Yeshe

When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it’s bottomless. — Pema Chodron

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become. — Buddha

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. — His Holiness Dalai Lama

It is necessary to combine knowledge born from study with sincere practice in our daily lives. These two must go together. — His Holiness Dalai Lama

By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better and we can prepare for a better future. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace. — Buddha

Things and conditions can give you pleasure but they cannot give you joy—joy arises from within. — Eckhart Tolle

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain? — Buddha

Suffering is not caused by pain but by resisting to pain. — Unknown