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

Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

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

The root of all suffering is ignorance. The antidote to ignorance is wisdom that realizes emptiness.

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

The secret of happiness lies not in getting what we want, but in learning to want what we already have.

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

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

The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel.

The eye with which I see Buddha is the same eye with which Buddha sees me.

Recognize the emptiness of all phenomena, but do not become attached to emptiness itself.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

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

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

External phenomena are like a dream, whatever appears is not real. Recognize the nature of dream-like phenomena to be dream-like.

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

The deepest happiness comes from having an enduring sense of purpose, one that gives our lives meaning beyond the endless pursuit of pleasure and success.

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

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.

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

Although all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, they function perfectly well.

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

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

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

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

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

The defilements of the mind are temporary visitors. Pure awareness is your true home.

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

The past is for learning from, not for living in.

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

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

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

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

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

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

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

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

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.

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

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

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

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

Appearances are mind, mind itself is emptiness, emptiness itself is spontaneous presence.

The path to liberation requires both individual effort and the support of the spiritual community.