The root of suffering is not in the world outside us but in our own minds.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The heart of the path is quite simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are.

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

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

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

The victorious ones have said that emptiness is the relinquishing of all views. Those who are possessed of the view of emptiness are said to be incurable.

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

The biggest prison is the one we build in our own mind.

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

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

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.

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.

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

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

Enlightenment is the realization that we were never really separate from one another or from all of life.

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

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

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

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

Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.

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

The nature of everything is illusory and ephemeral, those with dualistic perception regard suffering as happiness, like they who lick the honey from a razor's edge.

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

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

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

Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

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

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

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

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

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

Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

Life is an art, and like perfect art it should be self-forgetting.

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

True freedom is a freedom from the tyranny of our own thoughts and afflictive emotions.

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

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

Intrinsically all living beings are Buddhas, just as ice and water are of the same substance.

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

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

The three characteristics - impermanence, suffering, and non-self - are not philosophical concepts but aspects of experience to be directly observed.

To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma.

Wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.

The knowledge of dissolution comes when you see both the noting mind and noted object dissolving together.

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

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

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

The Buddha's teaching challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.