The way is basically perfect. It is not a matter of practice or enlightenment.

To live – is that not enough? To love – is that not everything?

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.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we understand that we can't hold on to anything.

The ocean does not reject any water; therefore it is great. The mountain does not select its stones; therefore it is great.

When we understand others, we understand ourselves. When we love others, we love ourselves.

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

This very body is the Buddha. And this very earth the lotus paradise.

The way to change the world is to change your own mind.

The great gift of meditation is that it returns us to the simplicity of our own being.

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

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

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

The nature of mind is the unity of awareness and emptiness.

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

The ultimate revolution is the spiritual revolution, where we learn to see reality as it truly is.

The awareness that you are here, right now, is the ultimate fact.

The root of suffering is not in the world outside us but in our own minds.

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

May all beings be happy, be peaceful, be liberated.

The nature of the mind is like the sky, and our thoughts, emotions, and experiences are like clouds passing through it.

The one who grasps at existence suffers in samsara, while the one who grasps at non-existence will find no liberation.

As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who does not practice it.

Just to be alive is enough.

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

The practice of meditation requires both energy and patience, both effort and relaxation.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

The essence of Buddhist practice is to reduce our selfishness and to work for the benefit of others.

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

The mind that notes and the object that is noted are both impermanent. Understanding this leads to liberation.