The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

The snow lion stays in the mountains, and the snow lion's ways are the snow lion's ways.

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

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

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.

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel.

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

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

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

The mind creates the abyss, and the heart crosses it.

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

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

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

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

In my youth I studied, in my prime I practiced, now all my doubts are cleared.

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.

The world is its own magic.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation.

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

The root of suffering is attachment.

The development of insight is gradual, but the realization of truth is sudden.

Life is nothing but a continuous chain of sensations. Pleasant or unpleasant, observe them objectively.

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

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

The measure of success in spiritual life is how peaceful you are.

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

Through violence, you may solve one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

The Buddha's teaching is not about belief but about investigation, not about accepting but about examining.

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

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

The purpose of life is to be happy, to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is not to be well known, cited, or powerful.

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

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

The one who grasps at existence suffers in samsara, while the one who grasps at non-existence will find no liberation.

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

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

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions.

The root of suffering is not in the world outside us but in our own minds.

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

Wisdom is not about accumulating knowledge, but about seeing through all knowledge.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Love is not a feeling. It's a capability.

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

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

The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.

What Zen wants us to do is to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature.

Our basic nature is pure awareness that simply cognizes experience. Everything else is temporary and adventitious.

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

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.

What we learn about the world is colored by the way we approach it.

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.