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

Buddhist practice is not to eliminate life's problems but to grow with them patiently and with compassion.

Wisdom is not about accumulating knowledge, but about seeing through all knowledge.

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

The Buddha's teachings are not a religion, but a science of mind.

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

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

The defilements of the mind are temporary visitors. Pure awareness is your true home.

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

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

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

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 restraint of the senses is not a matter of suppression but of wise attention to our experience.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

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

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.

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

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

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

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

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

The more precisely you note, the more clearly you understand. The more clearly you understand, the stronger your insight becomes.

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

Right practice is steady practice. Whether you feel lazy or diligent, just keep practicing.

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.

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

The past is gone, the future is not yet here. Live in the present moment with awareness.

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

The key to the Buddha's teaching is not grasping, not trying to hold onto things that are essentially impermanent and unstable.

The person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future, who has no attachment and no aversion, has no conceptual imprints.

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

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.

The mind itself is the maker of all happiness and misery; yet beings do not understand this and blame external conditions.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

The secret of happiness lies not in getting what we want, but in learning to want what we already have.

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.

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

True happiness is not found through the multiplication of desires but through their simplification.

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.

Be happy at the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.

It is never too late to turn on the light.

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

Don't be afraid of the future. The future is good.

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

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

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

The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear.

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

When concentration is developed, wisdom arises. When wisdom arises, one becomes disenchanted with the five aggregates.

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

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

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

Face your own anger and you will be free from anger. Face your own fears and you will be free from fear.

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