A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

The force of the kindness of others is so strong, we can't possibly measure it.

The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.

The realization of impermanence leads not to despair but to a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of each moment.

When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth.

The purpose of meditation is to gain right understanding of the true nature of mental and physical phenomena.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

When the heart is still, it can be kind. When the mind is still, it can see clearly.

Misery ceases to exist when we stop reacting to sensations.

The purpose of Buddhist practice is not to become a Buddhist but to awaken to the nature of reality.

The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with.

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

When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce.

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

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

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived, how well we have loved, how well we have learned to let go.

Forgiveness is not a moral issue. It's a power issue. When we hold onto grievance and resentment, we are giving our power away.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

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

Craving and aversion are the roots of suffering. Observe them with equanimity.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.

Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.

To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion. That myriad things come forth and experience themselves is awakening.

Face your own anger and you will be free from anger. Face your own fears and you will be free from fear.

Compassion is not just about being kind to others. It's about being kind to ourselves as well.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind.

To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfection.

The mind is intrinsically empty. It's empty of all that we perceive as being intrinsically "me" and "mine."

One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

When the mind is ready to understand, the truth will come to meet it.