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

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophical system but a practical guide to living.

There is no difference at all between samsara and nirvana. There is no difference at all between nirvana and samsara.

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

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

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

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

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.

Zen in its essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's own being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom.

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

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

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

The Buddha's teaching is not about belief but about investigation, not about accepting but about examining.

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

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

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.

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

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

If you forget yourself, you become the universe.

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

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

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

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

The ultimate purpose of Buddhism is to serve and benefit humanity.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

True freedom is not the absence of commitment but the presence of choice.

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

The deepest form of happiness comes from discovering the natural peace of our own awareness.

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.

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

The practice of Buddhism is fundamentally a practice of expanding our happiness and diminishing our suffering.

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

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

Craving and aversion are the roots of suffering. Observe them with equanimity.

The truth of suffering is not to be feared but to be understood through direct observation.

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

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

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

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

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

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

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

In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.

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

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

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

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