The Buddha and all sentient beings are nothing but expressions of the one mind. There is nothing else.

Instead of having a deep understanding of the teaching, we need a strong confidence in our teaching, which says that originally we have Buddha nature.

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

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

True happiness is born of letting go of what is unnecessary.

Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.

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

The knowledge of dissolution comes when you see both the noting mind and noted object dissolving together.

Birth and death are neither two things nor one thing. Life is not an appearance, death is not a disappearance.

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

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

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

The mind that notes and the object that is noted are both impermanent. Understanding this leads to liberation.

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

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

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that life contains suffering. The second noble truth is that the cause of suffering is craving.

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

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

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

The Buddha taught us to leave alone the things that don't lead to awakening.

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

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

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

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

True peace is found not in the absence of experience but in the clear seeing of all experience.

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

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

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.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

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

This very body is the Buddha. And this very earth the lotus paradise.

To live is enough.

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

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.

Sankharas are the seeds of consciousness that manifest as sensations. By observing sensations equanimously, we stop creating new sankharas.

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

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

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.

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

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

The mind of the past is ungraspable; the mind of the future is ungraspable; the mind of the present is ungraspable.

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

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

Zen in its essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's own being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom.

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

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

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.

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.

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

What we learn about the world is colored by the way we approach it.

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

The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.

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

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

Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

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