The purpose of meditation is to gain right understanding of the true nature of mental and physical phenomena.

The world is its own magic.

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

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

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

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

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

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

To live is enough.

Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

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

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

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

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

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

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

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

Only one book is worth reading: the heart.

In Zen there must be satori; there must be a general mental upheaval which destroys the old accumulations of intellection and lays down the foundation for a new life.

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

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

Suffering is not the end of the story; it is the middle of the story.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

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.

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

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

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

Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead, it's about becoming more fully human.

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

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

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

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

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.

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

Since all things are empty of inherent existence, anything is possible. If things had inherent existence, nothing would be possible.

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

Suffering comes from our resistance to what is. Peace comes from our acceptance of what is.

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

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

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

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Neither from itself nor from another, nor from both, nor without a cause, does anything whatever, anywhere arise.

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

The path to liberation is through understanding the true nature of mind and matter through direct observation.

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

The time of the past becomes the present, the time of the present becomes the future, the time of the future becomes the present, and the time of the present becomes the past.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

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.

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

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

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

Those who understand interdependent origination understand suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.

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

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

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

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

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

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.