The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

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

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

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

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

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

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

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.

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

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

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

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

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

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

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

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.

The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but through understanding and through letting go.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

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

The ocean does not reject any water; therefore it is great. The mountain does not select its stones; therefore it is great.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

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

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

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

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

Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.

The spiritual journey begins with the recognition that beneath our surface happiness there lies a deep inner pain.

Buddhist practice is not to eliminate life's problems but to grow with them patiently and with compassion.

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

The practice is not about achieving special states but about seeing ordinary experience with extraordinary clarity.

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

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

The root of suffering is attachment.

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

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help.

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.

When mindfulness becomes continuous, the distinction between the observer and the observed begins to break down.

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

The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.

Observe the reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.

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

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.

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

Forgiveness is giving up all hope for a better past.

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

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

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

Just to be alive is enough.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.

Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.

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

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

The more you understand impermanence, the more you appreciate every moment.

The grass is greener where you water it.

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

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.