Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

What we call "I" is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale.

True peace is found not in the absence of experience but in the clear seeing of all experience.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The menu is not the meal.

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

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

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth.

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

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

The root of suffering is attachment.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

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

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

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

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.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

Craving and aversion are the roots of suffering. Observe them with equanimity.

The essence of the spiritual journey is the uncovering of what is always already present.

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

Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.

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

Emptiness which is conceptually liable to be mistaken for sheer nothingness is in fact the reservoir of infinite possibilities.

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

The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

When you are you, Zen is Zen. Big mind is just big mind.

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.

Nothing is permanent. Everything is subject to change. Being is always becoming.

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

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is awakened.

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

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

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

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

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

Zen is not necessarily against words, but it is well aware of their limitations.

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

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

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

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

Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.

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

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.