Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

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

Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

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

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

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

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

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

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

The Noble Eightfold Path is not a path of mere intellectual understanding but a path of practice, of inner transformation.

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

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

The teaching of the Buddha is based on two truths: conventional truth and ultimate truth. Without understanding the relationship between these two, the deeper meaning of the Buddha's teaching cannot be understood.

Ethical conduct is not a constraint upon our freedom but a condition of our freedom.

Those who understand interdependent origination understand suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophical system but a practical guide to living.

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

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.

For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.

Without darkness, there is no light. Without the path, there is no arrival.

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

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

Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space?

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

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.

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

Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.

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.

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 experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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

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.

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

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

Sankharas are the seeds of consciousness that manifest as sensations. By observing sensations equanimously, we stop creating new sankharas.

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

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.

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

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

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

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

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

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

If I had any position, I would thereby have a flaw. But since I have no position, I alone am without flaw.

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

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

The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.