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

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

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

Without darkness, there is no light. Without the path, there is no arrival.

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

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

The path to liberation is through understanding the true nature of mind and matter through direct observation.

To live is enough.

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

The mind is intrinsically empty. It's empty of all that we perceive as being intrinsically "me" and "mine."

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.

Life is like a cup of tea. It's all in how you make it.

If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer.

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

The one who grasps at existence suffers in samsara, while the one who grasps at non-existence will find no liberation.

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.

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

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

Zen is not necessarily against words, but it is well aware of their limitations.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who we think we should be, but about unbecoming who we are not.

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

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

What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.

Don't try to push away the darkness. Just light a lamp. The darkness will disappear by itself.

The six realms of existence are like a dream, why build a prison for yourself?

Suffering comes from our resistance to what is. Peace comes from our acceptance of what is.

The quality of every moment depends on the state of our minds.

The water in the ocean can be rough or calm. It can be clear or murky. But the water itself doesn't mind.

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

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

The way we look at the world is the way the world looks.

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

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

The difference between buddhas and sentient beings is that buddhas recognize their nature while sentient beings fail to recognize it.

The heart of the path is quite simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are.

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

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

The nature of mind is not something we need to achieve - it's something we need to recognize.

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

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

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

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

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

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

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.

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

The Noble Eightfold Path is not a path of mere intellectual understanding but a path of practice, of inner transformation.

If you forget yourself, you become the universe.

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

To live fully is to let go and die with each step.

The Buddha's teaching challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.

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

Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

Just to be alive is enough.

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.