Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.

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

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

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

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

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

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

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

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

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

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

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

Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

The Buddha's teaching challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.

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

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

The menu is not the meal.

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

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

Dependent origination is not a theory about the origin of the world but a teaching that shows how suffering originates in dependence on our own mental processes.

Emptiness which is conceptually liable to be mistaken for sheer nothingness is in fact the reservoir of infinite possibilities.

The path to enlightenment is not a path at all. It is a realization that where you are is where you have always been.

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

Everybody has the light of Buddha within, but they don't look for it.

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

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

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

The way is basically perfect. It is not a matter of practice or enlightenment.

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

The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear.

If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look into your present actions.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

The ocean does not reject any water; therefore it is great. The mountain does not select its stones; therefore it is great.

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

The lamp of wisdom burns constantly, illuminating the nature of mind.

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

The victorious ones have said that emptiness is the relinquishing of all views. Those who are possessed of the view of emptiness are said to be incurable.

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

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

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

Just as the wise do not take a mirage to be water, nor an echo to be a voice, so the enlightened do not take the world to be real.

The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.

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

Wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.

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

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.

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

The contradiction so puzzling to the ordinary way of thinking comes from the fact that we have to use language to communicate our inner experience, which in its very nature transcends linguistics.

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