The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

The path to enlightenment is not a path at all. It is a realization that where you are is where you have always been.

The technique of self-observation is the technique of observing the reality about oneself at the experiential level.

Happiness is a skill that can be developed like playing an instrument or learning to read.

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

The real purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

Love is not a feeling. It's a capability.

A pure mind is always full of love - real love for all others.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

Altruism is not a luxury, it is a necessity for the survival of humanity.

Forgiveness is giving up all hope for a better past.

Enlightenment is not the end of change but the end of resistance to change.

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

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

The path to liberation is a gradual path of self-discipline, self-development, and self-transformation.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

Every moment of confusion is also a moment of wisdom, if we can learn to recognize it.

When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity for accepting and having compassion for them is there.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

The grass is greener where you water it.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

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

The practice is not about achieving special states but about seeing ordinary experience with extraordinary clarity.

Real happiness lies within. It cannot be found in external objects or achievements.

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