When we know the truth, we become people who don't have to think much, we become people with wisdom.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

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

The knowledge of dissolution comes when you see both the noting mind and noted object dissolving together.

Suffering is not the end of the story; it is the middle of the story.

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

When you recognize that pain and suffering are impermanent, you become free.

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

The root of all suffering is ignorance. The antidote to ignorance is wisdom that realizes emptiness.

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

Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

The spiritual journey is not about heaven and finally getting to a place that's really swell.

The essence of the spiritual journey is the uncovering of what is always already present.

The realization of impermanence leads not to despair but to a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of each moment.

The farther you enter into truth, the deeper it is.

The Buddha's path is not about becoming somebody different but about becoming more and more who you really are.

There is no difference at all between samsara and nirvana. There is no difference at all between nirvana and samsara.

When mindfulness becomes continuous, the distinction between the observer and the observed begins to break down.

True peace is found not in the absence of experience but in the clear seeing of all experience.

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

Although all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, they function perfectly well.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

When you are you, Zen is Zen. Big mind is just big mind.

The Buddha taught that wealth does not bring happiness and security. The pursuit of wealth is a matter of living in balance.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.

The more you understand impermanence, the more you appreciate every moment.

Neither from itself nor from another, nor from both, nor without a cause, does anything whatever, anywhere arise.

The root of suffering is attachment.

To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion. That myriad things come forth and experience themselves is awakening.

True happiness is not found through the multiplication of desires but through their simplification.

All beings by nature are Buddha, as ice by nature is water. Apart from water there is no ice; apart from beings, no Buddha.

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

The path of insight is a path of discovery, not a path of creation. We are discovering what is already there.

The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear.

Whatever is dependently co-arisen, that is explained to be emptiness. That, being a dependent designation, is itself the middle way.

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

The time of the past becomes the present, the time of the present becomes the future, the time of the future becomes the present, and the time of the present becomes the past.

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

Peace is not found by changing the world, but by changing your attitude to the world.

The world is its own magic.

Instead of having a deep understanding of the teaching, we need a strong confidence in our teaching, which says that originally we have Buddha nature.

The Buddha's teaching is a teaching of self-reliance, of being one's own master, one's own refuge.

The biggest prison is the one we build in our own mind.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we appreciate each moment of our lives.

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

Enlightenment is not about becoming something special, but about realizing what we already are.

True happiness is not about getting rid of all our problems, but about changing our relationship to them.

The menu is not the meal.

When you realize the emptiness of all phenomena, compassion will arise in your heart for all sentient beings who do not understand this truth.

Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

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

To live is enough.

Just to be alive is enough.