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

Peace is not found by changing the world, but by changing your attitude to the world.

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.

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

Those who grasp at things as truly existent are like someone trying to catch the reflection of the moon in water.

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

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

Wisdom is not about accumulating knowledge, but about seeing through all knowledge.

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

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

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.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

When one sees with wisdom that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, one is liberated from suffering.

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

The Buddha taught that wealth does not bring happiness and security. The pursuit of wealth is a matter of living in balance.

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

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

The difference between buddhas and sentient beings is that buddhas recognize their nature while sentient beings fail to recognize it.

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

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

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

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

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

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

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

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

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

Life is like a cup of tea. It's all in how you make it.

The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.

Emptiness is not nothingness. Emptiness is the space of possibility.

The way we look at the world is the way the world looks.

True happiness is not about getting rid of all our problems, but about changing our relationship to them.

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.

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.

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

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

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

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

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

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.

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

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

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

The practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.

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

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

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

When you understand that all phenomena are impermanent, unsatisfactory, and non-self, attachment naturally falls away.

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.

The law of nature is the law of cause and effect. As you sow, so shall you reap.

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.

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