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

The path to liberation is through understanding the true nature of mind and matter through direct observation.

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

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

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

Life is an art, and like perfect art it should be self-forgetting.

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

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

The great gift of meditation is that it returns us to the simplicity of our own being.

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them.

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

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

The true mark of a spiritual practitioner is that your own behavior is better, not that you can criticize others well.

In my youth I studied, in my prime I practiced, now all my doubts are cleared.

In the spring, hundreds of flowers; in autumn, a harvest moon; in the summer, a refreshing breeze; in winter, snow will accompany you. If useless things do not hang in your mind, any season is a good season for you.

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

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

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

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.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

True happiness is not about getting rid of all our problems, but about changing our relationship to them.

The essence of the spiritual journey is the uncovering of what is always already present.

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

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

When you note pain, you are not trying to make it go away. You are trying to understand its true nature.

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

To what shall I compare this life? It is like a boat that left at dawn, leaving no trace.

The Buddha's path is not about becoming somebody different but about becoming more and more who you really are.

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.

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

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

The knowledge of dissolution comes when you see both the noting mind and noted object dissolving together.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

The true person is not anyone in particular. But like the deep blue color of the limitless sky, it is everyone, everywhere in the world.

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?

The way to change the world is to change your own mind.

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.

To see the truth, do not be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease.

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

Just to be alive is enough.

Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.

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

Love is not a feeling. It's a capability.

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

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

The precious pot containing my riches becomes my teacher in the very moment it breaks.

The realization of impermanence leads not to despair but to a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of each moment.

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

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

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

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

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

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

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

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

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