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

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

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

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

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

What we learn about the world is colored by the way we approach it.

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

In the beginning, nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.

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

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

Just to be alive is enough.

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

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

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

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that life contains suffering. The second noble truth is that the cause of suffering is craving.

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

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

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

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

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

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

Since all things are empty of inherent existence, anything is possible. If things had inherent existence, nothing would be possible.

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

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

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

If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.

Those who understand interdependent origination understand suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.

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

The root of suffering is attachment.

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

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.

Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.

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

The practice of vipassana is the study of the self. When you study physical and mental phenomena, you are studying the truth about yourself.

The world is its own magic.

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

The essence of mind is empty like space; yet it contains all things, like a mirror.

Our basic nature is pure awareness that simply cognizes experience. Everything else is temporary and adventitious.

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

The law of nature is the law of cause and effect. As you sow, so shall you reap.

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

Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

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

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

To live is enough.

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

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

The basic teaching of Buddhism is the teaching of transiency, or change.