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

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

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

The more you understand impermanence, the more you appreciate every moment.

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

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

As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself.

If you want to know the past, look at the present. If you want to know the future, look at the present.

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

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

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

Enlightenment is not about becoming something special, but about realizing what we already are.

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

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

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

The mind is intrinsically empty. It's empty of all that we perceive as being intrinsically "me" and "mine."

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

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: you won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

When mindfulness becomes continuous, the distinction between the observer and the observed begins to break down.

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

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

The Noble Eightfold Path is not a path of mere intellectual understanding but a path of practice, of inner transformation.

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

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

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

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

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

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

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.

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

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

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

What Zen wants us to do is to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature.

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

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

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

The world is its own magic.

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

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

Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.

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

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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

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.

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

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

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

The three characteristics - impermanence, suffering, and non-self - are not philosophical concepts but aspects of experience to be directly observed.

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

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

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

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

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.