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

To see the truth, do not be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease.

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

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.

Just to be alive is enough.

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 lamp of wisdom burns constantly, illuminating the nature of mind.

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.

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

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

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

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.

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.

Our basic nature is pure awareness that simply cognizes experience. Everything else is temporary and adventitious.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 lies not in getting what we want, but in learning to want what we already have.

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.

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

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

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

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

To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.

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.

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

Love is the wish that others be happy, and compassion is the wish that they be free from suffering.

The deepest form of happiness comes from discovering the natural peace of our own awareness.

When we know the truth, we become people who don't have to think much, we become people with wisdom.

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.

The ultimate revolution is the spiritual revolution, where we learn to see reality as it truly is.

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

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

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

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

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

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

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

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.

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

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

The awareness that you are here, right now, is the ultimate fact.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.

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 practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.

The true person is not anyone in particular. But like the deep blue color of the limitless sky, it is everyone, everywhere in the world.

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

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