The purpose of meditation is to gain right understanding of the true nature of mental and physical phenomena.

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

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

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

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

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

The Buddha taught that wealth does not bring happiness and security. The pursuit of wealth is a matter of living in balance.

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

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

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

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

When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth.

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 first noble truth of the Buddha is that life contains suffering. The second noble truth is that the cause of suffering is craving.

Those who grasp at things as truly existent are like someone trying to catch the reflection of the moon in water.

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

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

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

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.

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.

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

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

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

Birth and death are neither two things nor one thing. Life is not an appearance, death is not a disappearance.

When one sees with wisdom that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, one is liberated from suffering.

The instant you speak about a thing, you miss the mark.

The mind that notes and the object that is noted are both impermanent. Understanding this leads to liberation.

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

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

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

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

The contradiction so puzzling to the ordinary way of thinking comes from the fact that we have to use language to communicate our inner experience, which in its very nature transcends linguistics.

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

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

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

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

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

If you forget yourself, you become the universe.

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.

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

The Buddha's teaching is not about belief but about investigation, not about accepting but about examining.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

Life is like a cup of tea. It's all in how you make it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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