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

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

When you understand that all phenomena are impermanent, unsatisfactory, and non-self, attachment naturally falls away.

Forgiveness is giving up all hope for a better past.

Since all things are empty of inherent existence, anything is possible. If things had inherent existence, nothing would be possible.

The purpose of meditation is to gain right understanding of the true nature of mental and physical phenomena.

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

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

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

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.

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

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

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

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

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

All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death.

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.

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

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.

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

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that life contains suffering. The second noble truth is that the cause of suffering is craving.

My religion is to live and die without regret.

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

The obstacle is the path.

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

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

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.

It is never too late to turn on the light.

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.

The best way to solve a problem is to help someone else solve their problem.

Emptiness is not nothingness. Emptiness is the space of possibility.

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

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

Our own life has to be our message.

Real happiness lies within. It cannot be found in external objects or achievements.

When concentration is developed, wisdom arises. When wisdom arises, one becomes disenchanted with the five aggregates.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

The practice is like peeling an onion. Layer after layer of delusion is removed through continuous mindfulness.

The three characteristics - impermanence, suffering, and non-self - are not philosophical concepts but aspects of experience to be directly observed.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

Compassion is not mere sentiment but a powerful force that can transform both ourselves and others.

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

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.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

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

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

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

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

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

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

Life is available only in the present moment.

The farther you enter into truth, the deeper it is.

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.

The victorious ones have said that emptiness is the relinquishing of all views. Those who are possessed of the view of emptiness are said to be incurable.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

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

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