The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

The goal of meditation is not to reach some highest place, but to remain in the place where you already are.

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

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The lamp of wisdom burns constantly, illuminating the nature of mind.

The mind is the source of all happiness and the source of all suffering.

The nature of everything is illusory and ephemeral, those with dualistic perception regard suffering as happiness, like they who lick the honey from a razor's edge.

All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death.

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

In the beginning, nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.

The only things that are truly mine are my actions and their results.

The practice of Dharma is a constant battle within oneself.

The mind itself is the maker of all happiness and misery; yet beings do not understand this and blame external conditions.

The precious pot containing my riches becomes my teacher in the very moment it breaks.

Better to have one moment of genuine meditation than to perform religious activities for a thousand years.

My religion is to live and die without regret.

Faith is the firm foundation, diligence the supporting pillar, and wisdom the roof of the house of practice.

When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower.

The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.

The cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.