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

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

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

To live is enough.

The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

The ocean does not reject any water; therefore it is great. The mountain does not select its stones; therefore it is great.

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

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

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

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

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

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.

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

The teaching of the Buddha is based on two truths: conventional truth and ultimate truth. Without understanding the relationship between these two, the deeper meaning of the Buddha's teaching cannot be understood.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

The way is basically perfect. It is not a matter of practice or enlightenment.

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

Ethical conduct is not a constraint upon our freedom but a condition of our freedom.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.

If I had any position, I would thereby have a flaw. But since I have no position, I alone am without flaw.

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

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

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

Real freedom is not about controlling our experience, but about being free within our experience.

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

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

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

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

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.

Happiness is not about getting what you want, but wanting what you've got.

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

Buddhas and ordinary beings are not two. Enlightenment and delusion are not different paths.

In the spiritual world there are no time divisions such as the past, present and future; for they have contracted themselves into a single moment of the present where life quivers in its true sense.

The mind of the past is ungraspable; the mind of the future is ungraspable; the mind of the present is ungraspable.

In the moment of pure noting, there is no self - only the knowing and the known.

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

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

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

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher.

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

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

Wisdom arises when you see the true characteristics of phenomena through direct experience.

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

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

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

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

Sankharas are the seeds of consciousness that manifest as sensations. By observing sensations equanimously, we stop creating new sankharas.

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

To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.

By understanding emptiness, one understands all phenomena. Without understanding emptiness, one understands nothing.

What Zen wants us to do is to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature.

The most important factor in achieving happiness is the mind. Happiness and suffering are mental states and therefore depend on the mind.

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

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.

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

For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.

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