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

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

The path of practice moves from faith through understanding to direct realization.

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

The more we understand impermanence, the more we understand that we can't hold on to anything.

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

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

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

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

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

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.

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

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.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

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

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

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

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

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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

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

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.

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

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

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

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

In the moment of pure noting, there is no self - only the knowing and the known.

What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.

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.

If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look into your present actions.

The way is basically perfect. It is not a matter of practice or enlightenment.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

When we know the truth, we become people who don't have to think much, we become people with wisdom.

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

True happiness is not about getting rid of all our problems, but about changing our relationship to them.

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

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

Awareness is the basis, or what you might call the "support," of the mind. It is steady and unchanging, like the pole to which the flag of ordinary consciousness is attached.

Altruism is not a luxury, it is a necessity for the survival of humanity.

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

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

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

The essence of all phenomena is empty and clear like space. The nature of mind is awareness-emptiness like the sun and sky.

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

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

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

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

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

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