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

The essence of Buddhist practice is to bring everything onto the path. Every experience becomes an opportunity for awakening.

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

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

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

The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.

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

The root of happiness is altruism — the wish to be of service to others.

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

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.

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.

Through violence, you may solve one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

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

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

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

The practice of meditation is not about achieving states of bliss but about seeing things as they really are.

The obstacle is the path.

The nature of mind is not something we need to achieve - it's something we need to recognize.

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

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

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

Awareness is the basis, or what you might call the "support," of the mind. It is steady and unchanging, like the pole to which the flag of ordinary consciousness is attached.

The only thing that we truly have control over is our attitude toward experience.

When things fall apart and we're on the verge of we know not what, the test of each of us is to stay on that brink and not concretize.

The goal of meditation is not to reach some highest place, but to remain in the place where you already are.

Life is nothing but a continuous chain of sensations. Pleasant or unpleasant, observe them objectively.

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.

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

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

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

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

External phenomena are like a dream, whatever appears is not real. Recognize the nature of dream-like phenomena to be dream-like.

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

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

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

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.

In the moment of pure noting, there is no self - only the knowing and the known.

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

The world is its own magic.

The mind creates the abyss, and the heart crosses it.

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

The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.

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

The most important thing in life is to know death is coming and to prepare for it.

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.

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

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

The Buddha's teaching is not about belief but about investigation, not about accepting but about examining.

Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.

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

Life is like a cup of tea. It's all in how you make it.

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

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

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

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

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

The more clearly you see the arising and passing of phenomena, the less you will be attached to them.

When I run from suffering, it follows me. When I face suffering with equanimity, it runs from me.

Misery ceases to exist when we stop reacting to sensations.