There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

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.

External phenomena are like a dream, whatever appears is not real. Recognize the nature of dream-like phenomena to be dream-like.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

The Buddha and all sentient beings are nothing but expressions of the one mind. There is nothing else.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

The purpose of Buddhist practice is not to become a Buddhist but to awaken to the nature of reality.

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

When you understand that all phenomena are impermanent, unsatisfactory, and non-self, attachment naturally falls away.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

Real peace comes from seeing things as they really are, not as we want them to be.

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

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

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

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

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

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

Craving and aversion are the roots of suffering. Observe them with equanimity.

Like a dream, like an illusion, like a city of gandharvas, that's how birth, and that's how living, that's how dying are taught to be.

Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

The nature of everything is empty and clear, and the mind is beyond both existence and nonexistence.

Enlightenment is not the end of change but the end of resistance to change.

Real happiness comes from having an unshakable connection to the deep wellspring of peace and happiness that is not dependent on external conditions.

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

When one sees with wisdom that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, one is liberated from suffering.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

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.

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

The eye with which I see Buddha is the same eye with which Buddha sees me.

We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree.

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

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

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

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

If you want to know the past, look at the present. If you want to know the future, look at the present.

The Buddha's teaching is not about belief but about investigation, not about accepting but about examining.

The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel.

Life is an art, and like perfect art it should be self-forgetting.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.

The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is awakened.

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.

Change is possible because there is nothing inherently permanent about our disturbing emotions.

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

If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look into your present actions.

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

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

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

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

Emptiness which is conceptually liable to be mistaken for sheer nothingness is in fact the reservoir of infinite possibilities.