To live is enough.

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

When you note pain, you should not dwell on the thought, "I feel pain." Simply recognize the presence of pain.

To see directly is to be free of hope and fear. Hope and fear are like a cloud before the sun.

In my youth I studied, in my prime I practiced, now all my doubts are cleared.

Since all things are empty of inherent existence, anything is possible. If things had inherent existence, nothing would be possible.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

The nature of everything is illusory and ephemeral, those with dualistic perception regard suffering as happiness, like they who lick the honey from a razor's edge.

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer evil with good. Conquer stinginess with giving. Conquer deceit with truth.

The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.

If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.

The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

We deal with our mind from morning until evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.

All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death.

The object of meditation and the mind which knows it must be noted as they occur. If they are not noted, desire arises and disturbs concentration.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced mind that sees things clearly without reaction.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.

When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower.

The most important thing in life is to know death is coming and to prepare for it.

Zen is a way of life, not a theory or a piece of knowledge to be stored away in our minds.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.