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

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

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

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

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

Mindfulness is being aware of what's going on, not trying to control what's going on.

Even if you speak of 'understanding,' this understanding is not a matter of knowledge. It is what fills the entire body and mind.

The restraint of the senses is not a matter of suppression but of wise attention to our experience.

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

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.

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

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

When you let go of trying to control everything, you can relax and enjoy life.

Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead, it's about becoming more fully human.

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

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

Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have - it is an inner quality that unfolds as we learn to trust our own deepest experience.

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

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

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

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past could have been any different.

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

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

When we know the truth, we become people who don't have to think much, we become people with wisdom.

Every step on the path must be with the understanding of anicca - impermanence. This is the essence of the teaching.

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

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

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

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

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

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

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

The mind is like a room with many windows. Open them all and let the fresh air in.

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

True freedom is not the absence of commitment but the presence of choice.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

The root of all suffering is ignorance. The antidote to ignorance is wisdom that realizes emptiness.

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

Self-awareness is the key to freedom. The more we understand ourselves, the more we understand how to be free.

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.

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

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

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

The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

Panic is a gateway to wisdom. When we learn to stay present with our panic, it becomes our teacher.

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

Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

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

Real freedom is not about controlling our experience, but about being free within our experience.

The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense.

The more precisely you note, the more clearly you understand. The more clearly you understand, the stronger your insight becomes.

The superior person is like water, bringing benefit to all without competing.