Forgiveness is not a moral issue. It's a power issue. When we hold onto grievance and resentment, we are giving our power away.

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.

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

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

Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.

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

True freedom is not the absence of commitment but the presence of choice.

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

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

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

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

In the beginning, nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.

Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.

Our own life has to be our message.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

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 mind that notes and the object that is noted are both impermanent. Understanding this leads to liberation.

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

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

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

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

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

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

A pure mind is always full of love - real love for all others.

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

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

Suffering is not the end of the story; it is the middle of the story.

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.

Our emotions are like waves in the ocean. We can't stop the waves, but we can learn to surf.

The practice is not about achieving special states but about seeing ordinary experience with extraordinary clarity.

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

People who study a lot but don't practice are like a ladle in a soup pot. It's in the soup every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup.

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

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

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced mind that sees things clearly without reaction.

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

Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

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

If I had any position, I would thereby have a flaw. But since I have no position, I alone am without flaw.

Change is possible because there is nothing inherently permanent about our disturbing emotions.

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.

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

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

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

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.

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.