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.

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

Zen is not necessarily against words, but it is well aware of their limitations.

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

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth.

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

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

Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.

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

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

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

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

Neither from itself nor from another, nor from both, nor without a cause, does anything whatever, anywhere arise.

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

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

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

Ethical conduct is not a constraint upon our freedom but a condition of our freedom.

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

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

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.

The water in the ocean can be rough or calm. It can be clear or murky. But the water itself doesn't mind.

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

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

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

Enlightenment is the realization that we were never really separate from one another or from all of life.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophical system but a practical guide to living.

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

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

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

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

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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.

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

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

Happiness is not the pursuit of an endless succession of experiences but an attitude toward life.

The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.

If you forget yourself, you become the universe.

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

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

The eye with which I see Buddha is the same eye with which Buddha sees me.

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.

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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.

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

The ultimate revolution is the spiritual revolution, where we learn to see reality as it truly is.

Nothing is permanent. Everything is subject to change. Being is always becoming.

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

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.

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

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

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

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

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

Only one book is worth reading: the heart.

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

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