In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.

The key to the Buddha's teaching is not grasping, not trying to hold onto things that are essentially impermanent and unstable.

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

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

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

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

All that appears and exists, all of samsara and nirvana, has one ground, two paths, and two results. This is the magical display of awareness and unawareness.

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

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

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.

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.

If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.

Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.

The world is its own magic.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

In the spiritual world there are no time divisions such as the past, present and future; for they have contracted themselves into a single moment of the present where life quivers in its true sense.

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.

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

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

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

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

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

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.

The farther you enter into truth, the deeper it is.

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

The deepest form of happiness comes from discovering the natural peace of our own awareness.

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

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

The deepest happiness comes from having an enduring sense of purpose, one that gives our lives meaning beyond the endless pursuit of pleasure and success.

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

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 spiritual journey is not about heaven and finally getting to a place that's really swell.

The past is for learning from, not for living in.

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 highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

To live fully is to let go and die with each step.

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

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

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

If I had any position, I would thereby have a flaw. But since I have no position, I alone am without flaw.

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

The true person is not anyone in particular. But like the deep blue color of the limitless sky, it is everyone, everywhere in the world.

When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth.

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

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

The nature of mind is the unity of awareness and emptiness.

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