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

The Buddha taught us to leave alone the things that don't lead to awakening.

The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

The practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.

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

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

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

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

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.

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.

Faith is the firm foundation, diligence the supporting pillar, and wisdom the roof of the house of practice.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

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.

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

Compassion is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.

Happiness is not about getting what you want, but wanting what you've got.

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

The grass is greener where you water it.

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

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

Compassion is not mere sentiment but a powerful force that can transform both ourselves and others.

The practice of Buddhism is fundamentally a practice of expanding our happiness and diminishing our suffering.

Mindfulness is attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

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

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

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

The path is the goal. Every step of the journey is the journey.

To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfection.

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

The best way to solve a problem is to help someone else solve their problem.

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

Trees, mountains, and vines all exist in nature according to their own truth. They are born and die following their nature. They remain this way because that's what they are. They don't practice meditation or do anything special.

Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.

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

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

Every moment of confusion is also a moment of wisdom, if we can learn to recognize it.

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

Better to have one moment of genuine meditation than to perform religious activities for a thousand years.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a new state of mind, but to recognize what is already present.

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

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

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

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

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

Right practice is steady practice. Whether you feel lazy or diligent, just keep practicing.

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

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

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

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

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

Altruism is not a luxury, it is a necessity for the survival of humanity.

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind.

To see directly is to be free of hope and fear. Hope and fear are like a cloud before the sun.