The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves.

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

When concentration is developed, wisdom arises. When wisdom arises, one becomes disenchanted with the five aggregates.

The goal of the Buddhist path is not to add something to our existence but to discover something that has been there all along.

When you listen to someone, you should give up all your preconceived ideas and your subjective opinions.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.

We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It's just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.

Wisdom arises when you see the true characteristics of phenomena through direct experience.

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

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.

The biggest prison is the one we build in our own mind.

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.

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.

The dharma is not in the books. If you want to find the dharma, look in your mind.

When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

Through violence, you may solve one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

Sticking with uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic—this is the spiritual path.

The more you understand yourself, the more you understand the world.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.

The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look into your present actions.

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 practice of mindfulness transforms the mind from a place of suffering into an instrument of enlightenment.

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

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

The stages of insight unfold naturally when mindfulness is continuous. There is no need to desire them or try to make them happen.

True freedom is a freedom from the tyranny of our own thoughts and afflictive emotions.