By understanding emptiness, one understands all phenomena. Without understanding emptiness, one understands nothing.

Our task is not to seek for love but to find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against it.

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

In the spiritual world there are no time divisions such as the past, present and future; for they have contracted themselves into a single moment of the present where life quivers in its true sense.

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort.

The Buddha taught us to leave alone the things that don't lead to awakening.

In the monastery of your body, the monk of your mind must stay in retreat.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

True freedom is not the absence of commitment but the presence of choice.

Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can't simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment.

Mindfulness is being aware of what's going on, not trying to control what's going on.

Dependent origination is not a theory about the origin of the world but a teaching that shows how suffering originates in dependence on our own mental processes.

Ethical conduct is not a constraint upon our freedom but a condition of our freedom.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

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

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.

The grass is greener where you water it.

The teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.

The archer ceases to be conscious of himself as the one who is engaged in hitting the bull's-eye which confronts him. This state of unconsciousness is realized only when, completely empty and rid of the self, he becomes one with the perfecting of his technical skill.

Life is nothing but a continuous chain of sensations. Pleasant or unpleasant, observe them objectively.

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

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

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.

Study the Buddha's teaching which is present in every moment.

The basic teaching of Buddhism is the teaching of transiency, or change.

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.