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

Enlightenment is not about becoming something special, but about realizing what we already are.

The menu is not the meal.

As surely as there is a voyage away, there is a journey home.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

The more we understand impermanence, the more we understand that we can't hold on to anything.

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

Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

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

Peace and negativity cannot coexist just as light and darkness cannot coexist.

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

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

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

When you let go of trying to control everything, you can relax and enjoy life.

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

The mind is like a well-forged sword - it adapts to all situations.

The one who grasps at existence suffers in samsara, while the one who grasps at non-existence will find no liberation.

Craving and aversion are the roots of suffering. Observe them with equanimity.

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

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

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

The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

Real freedom is not about controlling our experience, but about being free within our experience.

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

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

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

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

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Trees, mountains, and vines all exist in nature according to their own truth. They are born and die following their nature. They remain this way because that's what they are. They don't practice meditation or do anything special.

The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.

Altruism is not a luxury, it is a necessity for the survival of humanity.

The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.

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

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.

Enlightenment is the realization that we were never really separate from one another or from all of life.

Many people think excitement is happiness... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.

Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

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

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

The true path is not difficult; just avoid picking and choosing.

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way to understand reality as it truly is.

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

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.

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.

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

The Buddha's teaching challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind.

Happiness is a skill that can be developed like playing an instrument or learning to read.

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.