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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.

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

The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

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

The path of practice requires both faith and wisdom, both devotion and understanding.

The mind is the source of all happiness and the source of all suffering.

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.

Since all things are empty of inherent existence, anything is possible. If things had inherent existence, nothing would be possible.

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

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

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

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

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

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

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

By understanding emptiness, one understands all phenomena. Without understanding emptiness, one understands nothing.

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

Just to be alive is enough.

Real peace comes from seeing things as they really are, not as we want them to be.

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.

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

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

The more we understand impermanence, the more we understand that we can't hold on to anything.

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

Recognize the emptiness of all phenomena, but do not become attached to emptiness itself.

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

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy, and happiness is found in benefiting others.

If you want to know the past, look at the present. If you want to know the future, look at the present.

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

The Buddha's teachings are not a religion, but a science of mind.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

In the beginning, nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.

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

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

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Intrinsically all living beings are Buddhas, just as ice and water are of the same substance.

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

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

We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree.

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

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

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

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

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

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.