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

Don't try to push away the darkness. Just light a lamp. The darkness will disappear by itself.

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

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

Whatever is dependently co-arisen, that is explained to be emptiness. That, being a dependent designation, is itself the middle way.

The Buddha's path is not about becoming somebody different but about becoming more and more who you really are.

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

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

Real happiness lies within. It cannot be found in external objects or achievements.

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

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

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 mind of the past is ungraspable; the mind of the future is ungraspable; the mind of the present is ungraspable.

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

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.

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.

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

The nature of mind is not something we need to achieve - it's something we need to recognize.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death.

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

The root of suffering is attachment.

The goal of the Buddhist path is not to add something to our existence but to discover something that has been there all along.

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

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

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

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

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

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

The purpose of Buddhist practice is not to become a Buddhist but to awaken to the nature of reality.

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

The Buddha's teaching is a teaching of self-reliance, of being one's own master, one's own refuge.

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

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

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

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

True happiness is not found through the multiplication of desires but through their simplification.

Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is awakened.

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

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

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

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

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

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

The instant you speak about a thing, you miss the mark.

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.

Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.