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

If you want to know the past, look at the present. If you want to know the future, look at the present.

True peace is found not in the absence of experience but in the clear seeing of all experience.

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

Faith is the firm foundation, diligence the supporting pillar, and wisdom the roof of the house of practice.

The entire path is a path of self-responsibility. Nobody else can walk it for you.

Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.

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

The grass is greener where you water it.

What we learn about the world is colored by the way we approach it.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

Anxiety and excitement are the same emotion. The only difference is our attitude toward the experience.

The goal of the Buddhist path is not to add something to our existence but to discover something that has been there all along.

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

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

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few.

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

Wisdom is not something we have to strive to acquire. Rather, wisdom arises naturally as we open our hearts to the truth of what is.

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

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

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.

The path of practice requires both faith and wisdom, both devotion and understanding.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfection.

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

Loving-kindness is not something we need to manufacture. It's a natural expression of our awakened nature.

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

Those who understand interdependent origination understand suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.

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

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

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

The Buddha's teaching is a teaching of self-reliance, of being one's own master, one's own refuge.

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced state of mind.

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

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

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

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

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.

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

The way we look at the world is the way the world looks.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

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

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.

A pure mind is always full of love - real love for all others.

Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.

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

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

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

The stages of insight unfold naturally when mindfulness is continuous. There is no need to desire them or try to make them happen.

Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

The menu is not the meal.