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

To live is enough.

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

The path to enlightenment is not a path at all. It is a realization that where you are is where you have always been.

Just to be alive is enough.

The nature of the mind is like the sky, and our thoughts, emotions, and experiences are like clouds passing through it.

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

The Buddha's teachings are not a religion, but a science of mind.

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

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

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

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

Just as the wise do not take a mirage to be water, nor an echo to be a voice, so the enlightened do not take the world to be real.

Happiness is not the pursuit of an endless succession of experiences but an attitude toward life.

The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.

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

The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The nature of mind is the unity of awareness and emptiness.

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

Those who grasp at things as truly existent are like someone trying to catch the reflection of the moon in water.

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

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

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

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

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.

Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space?

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

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 person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future, who has no attachment and no aversion, has no conceptual imprints.

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

Wisdom is not something we have to strive to acquire. Rather, wisdom arises naturally as we open our hearts to the truth of what is.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Trees, mountains, and vines all exist in nature according to their own truth. They are born and die following their nature. They remain this way because that's what they are. They don't practice meditation or do anything special.

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

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

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.

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

Birth and death are neither two things nor one thing. Life is not an appearance, death is not a disappearance.

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

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

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.

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