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

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

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

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.

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

The menu is not the meal.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

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

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion. That myriad things come forth and experience themselves is awakening.

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.

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

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

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

When concentration is developed, wisdom arises. When wisdom arises, one becomes disenchanted with the five aggregates.

The past is for learning from, not for living in.

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

Wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.

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

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

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

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

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

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

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.

To live is enough.

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

The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

The one who grasps at existence suffers in samsara, while the one who grasps at non-existence will find no liberation.

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

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

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

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

The path to enlightenment is not a path at all. It is a realization that where you are is where you have always been.

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

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

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

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

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

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

The realization of impermanence leads not to despair but to a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of each moment.

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.

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

The victorious ones have said that emptiness is the relinquishing of all views. Those who are possessed of the view of emptiness are said to be incurable.

The quality of every moment depends on the state of our minds.

Only one book is worth reading: the heart.

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

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

What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.