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

Awareness is the basis, or what you might call the "support," of the mind. It is steady and unchanging, like the pole to which the flag of ordinary consciousness is attached.

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

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

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

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

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

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

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

To live – is that not enough? To love – is that not everything?

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

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

Nothing is permanent. Everything is subject to change. Being is always becoming.

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

The nature of mind is like a mirror. It is not affected by whatever appears in it, yet it never fails to reflect everything perfectly.

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

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

The world is its own magic.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

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

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.

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.

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

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

To see the truth, do not be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease.

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

The more we understand the nature of our mind, the more we understand the nature of our world.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

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

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

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

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

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

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

All that appears and exists, all of samsara and nirvana, has one ground, two paths, and two results. This is the magical display of awareness and unawareness.

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

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

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

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

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

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

When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth.

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

The Buddha taught us to leave alone the things that don't lead to awakening.

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

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

Loving-kindness is not something we need to manufacture. It's a natural expression of our awakened nature.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

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.

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

Real happiness lies within. It cannot be found in external objects or achievements.

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