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

The key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion.

Genuine happiness comes from having developed basic human qualities, such as attention, emotional balance, and generosity.

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

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

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

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

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

True love is not for the faint-hearted.

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

The highest mantra is to be without deception. The highest medicine is to have few desires. The highest meditation is not to be attached.

You are the master of your own mind. You can be your best friend or your worst enemy.

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.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

The true path is not difficult; just avoid picking and choosing.

The force of the kindness of others is so strong, we can't possibly measure it.

The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.

The person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future, who has no attachment and no aversion, has no conceptual imprints.

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

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.

When you generate negativity, you are the first victim of your negativity.

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.

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

My religion is to live and die without regret.

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

The heart of the path is quite simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are.

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

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

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived, how well we have loved, how well we have learned to let go.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

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

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

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

Personal experience is everything in Zen. No ideas are intelligible to those who have no backing of experience.

The secret of happiness lies not in getting what we want, but in learning to want what we already have.

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

The deepest form of happiness comes from discovering the natural peace of our own awareness.

Although all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, they function perfectly well.

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

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

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

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

Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

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

The more you understand yourself, the more you understand the world.

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

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

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

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

The Noble Eightfold Path is a path of training: training in ethical conduct, training in mental discipline, and training in wisdom.

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

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

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

Meditation is like catching a fish. If you try to catch it quickly, you'll miss it. If you have patience and know how to wait, the fish will come.