Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

The four foundations of mindfulness are not separate practices but different aspects of the same practice of clear awareness.

The three characteristics - impermanence, suffering, and non-self - are not philosophical concepts but aspects of experience to be directly observed.

The path of practice moves from faith through understanding to direct realization.

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

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.

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

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

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

The development of wisdom requires both study and practice, both learning and direct experience.

The path of practice requires both faith and wisdom, both devotion and understanding.

Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way to understand reality as it truly is.

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.

The practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.

The key to the Buddha's teaching is not grasping, not trying to hold onto things that are essentially impermanent and unstable.

The path to liberation requires both individual effort and the support of the spiritual community.

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

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.