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

The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.

The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

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

Our defilements are like tame tigers. If you feed them, they're tame. If you stop feeding them, they'll eat you up.

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

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

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Freedom is not found in the absence of difficulty, but in our relationship to it.

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

Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way to understand reality as it truly is.

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

Peace and negativity cannot coexist just as light and darkness cannot coexist.

The root of suffering is attachment.

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

When the heart is still, it can be kind. When the mind is still, it can see clearly.

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

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

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

The only way to experience truth is to look within, to observe oneself.

The nature of mind is clearer than the sky, yet we keep looking elsewhere.

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

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 mind that notes and the object that is noted are both impermanent. Understanding this leads to liberation.

People who study a lot but don't practice are like a ladle in a soup pot. It's in the soup every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup.

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

The door of your heart can only be opened from the inside.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

If it isn't good, let it die. If it doesn't die, make it good.

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

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

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour.

The most important factor in achieving happiness is the mind. Happiness and suffering are mental states and therefore depend on the mind.

The Buddha's teachings are not about abandoning our lives but about bringing the fullness of our attention to our lives.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

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.

Compassion is not just about being kind to others. It's about being kind to ourselves as well.

External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

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

When the mind is ready to understand, the truth will come to meet it.

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

The essence of Buddhism is not a belief system but a systematic investigation of our experience.

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

The nature of everything is illusory and ephemeral, those with dualistic perception regard suffering as happiness, like they who lick the honey from a razor's edge.

The defilements of the mind are temporary visitors. Pure awareness is your true home.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Knowledge must be stabilized by meditation. Without meditation, knowledge is like a child in battle.