Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

Emptiness is not nothingness. Emptiness is the space of possibility.

Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.

Enlightenment is not about becoming something special, but about realizing what we already are.

The eye with which I see Buddha is the same eye with which Buddha sees me.

The highest mantra is to be without deception. The highest medicine is to have few desires. The highest meditation is not to be attached.

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

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.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

Meditation is like catching a fish. If you try to catch it quickly, you'll miss it. If you have patience and know how to wait, the fish will come.

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

When we know the truth, we become people who don't have to think much, we become people with wisdom.

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.

We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things.

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.

The victorious ones have said that emptiness is the relinquishing of all views. Those who are possessed of the view of emptiness are said to be incurable.

Suffering comes from our resistance to what is. Peace comes from our acceptance of what is.

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.