The path to enlightenment is not a path at all. It is a realization that where you are is where you have always been.

The purpose of life is to be happy, to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is not to be well known, cited, or powerful.

Wisdom is not about accumulating knowledge, but about seeing through all knowledge.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

The key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion.

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

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.

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

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.

Enlightenment is the realization that we were never really separate from one another or from all of life.

The practice of Buddhism is fundamentally a practice of expanding our happiness and diminishing our suffering.

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

The path is the goal. Every step of the journey is the journey.

Emptiness is not nothingness. Emptiness is the space of possibility.

The essence of Buddhism is not a belief system but a systematic investigation of our experience.

The root of happiness is altruism — the wish to be of service to others.

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 purpose of our lives is to be happy, and happiness is found in benefiting others.