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

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

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

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.

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.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

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

Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.

If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.

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.

When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

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

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

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

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

Intrinsically all living beings are Buddhas, just as ice and water are of the same substance.

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 Buddha's teaching is a teaching of self-reliance, of being one's own master, one's own refuge.

The ocean does not reject any water; therefore it is great. The mountain does not select its stones; therefore it is great.

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

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

The nature of mind is not something we need to achieve - it's something we need to recognize.

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

The path of insight is a path of discovery, not a path of creation. We are discovering what is already there.

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

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

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

Just as the wise do not take a mirage to be water, nor an echo to be a voice, so the enlightened do not take the world to be real.

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

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

As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself.

Whatever is dependently co-arisen, that is explained to be emptiness. That, being a dependent designation, is itself the middle way.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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

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

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

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

Don't try to push away the darkness. Just light a lamp. The darkness will disappear by itself.

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

The nature of everything is empty and clear, and the mind is beyond both existence and nonexistence.

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

Real peace comes from seeing things as they really are, not as we want them to be.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

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

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

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

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.