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

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

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

The more you understand impermanence, the more you appreciate every moment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The mind is the source of all happiness and the source of all suffering.

Suffering is not the end of the story; it is the middle of the story.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.

The menu is not the meal.

The realization of impermanence leads not to despair but to a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of each moment.

True happiness is born of letting go of what is unnecessary.

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

Neither from itself nor from another, nor from both, nor without a cause, does anything whatever, anywhere arise.

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.

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.

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

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

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

The practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.

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

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

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

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

The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.

When we understand others, we understand ourselves. When we love others, we love ourselves.

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

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

The nature of all things is like a magical illusion, a mirage, a dream, a reflection of the moon in water.

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

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

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

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

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.

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

To live – is that not enough? To love – is that not everything?

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

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

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.

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.

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

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

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

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

All that appears and exists, all of samsara and nirvana, has one ground, two paths, and two results. This is the magical display of awareness and unawareness.

The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

True happiness is not found through the multiplication of desires but through their simplification.

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

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

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

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

Change is possible because there is nothing inherently permanent about our disturbing emotions.