Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

Don't try to change the world. First, change yourself.

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

When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce.

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

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

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

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

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

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 truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

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

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

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

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

Just to be alive is enough.

The Buddha taught us to leave alone the things that don't lead to awakening.

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

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

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

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

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

The nature of all things is like a magical illusion, a mirage, a dream, a reflection of the moon in water.

If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look into your present actions.

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

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

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

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

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

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

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

The lamp of wisdom burns constantly, illuminating the nature of mind.

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

The root of suffering is attachment.

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

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

When you love someone, you have to have trust and confidence. Love without trust is not yet love.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we appreciate each moment of our lives.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

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

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

Enlightenment is not the end of change but the end of resistance to change.

We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things.

The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.

When we know the truth, we become people who don't have to think much, we become people with wisdom.

The heart of one who practices is like the earth. No matter what they throw on it, the earth remains unchanged.

The essence of meditation is not something complicated or exotic. It is simply taking a break from our habitual patterns.

When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

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

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

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

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.