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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

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.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

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

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

This very body is the Buddha. And this very earth the lotus paradise.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.

The menu is not the meal.

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

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

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

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.

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

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

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

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

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

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

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

Whatever is dependently co-arisen, that is explained to be emptiness. That, being a dependent designation, is itself the middle way.

To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

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

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

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

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

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.

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

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

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

Wisdom is not about accumulating knowledge, but about seeing through all knowledge.

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

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

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

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

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

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

Happiness is not about getting what you want, but wanting what you've got.

When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

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

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

The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear.

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