Life is available only in the present moment.

The six realms of existence are like a dream, why build a prison for yourself?

In the moment of pure noting, there is no self - only the knowing and the known.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Wisdom arises when you see the true characteristics of phenomena through direct experience.

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

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

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

The ultimate purpose of Buddhism is to serve and benefit humanity.

The only things that are truly mine are my actions and their results.

In the beginning, nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.

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

Awareness is the basis, or what you might call the "support," of the mind. It is steady and unchanging, like the pole to which the flag of ordinary consciousness is attached.

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

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.

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

Life is an art, and like perfect art it should be self-forgetting.

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

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

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

The biggest prison is the one we build in our own mind.

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

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

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

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

There is no difference at all between samsara and nirvana. There is no difference at all between nirvana and samsara.

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

To live is enough.

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

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

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

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

All beings by nature are Buddha, as ice by nature is water. Apart from water there is no ice; apart from beings, no Buddha.

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.

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

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

To live – is that not enough? To love – is that not everything?

In the spiritual world there are no time divisions such as the past, present and future; for they have contracted themselves into a single moment of the present where life quivers in its true sense.

The essence of Buddhism is not a belief system but a systematic investigation of our experience.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

To live fully is to let go and die with each step.

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

The world is its own magic.

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

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

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

Happiness is not the pursuit of an endless succession of experiences but an attitude toward life.

The nature of mind is the unity of awareness and emptiness.

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

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

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

The path of awakening is not about becoming who we think we should be, but about unbecoming who we are not.

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.

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.