In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived, how well we have loved, how well we have learned to let go.

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

The Buddha's path is not about becoming somebody different but about becoming more and more who you really are.

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

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

Sankharas are the seeds of consciousness that manifest as sensations. By observing sensations equanimously, we stop creating new sankharas.

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

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

The victorious ones have said that emptiness is the relinquishing of all views. Those who are possessed of the view of emptiness are said to be incurable.

Neither from itself nor from another, nor from both, nor without a cause, does anything whatever, anywhere arise.

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

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

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

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

There is no difference at all between samsara and nirvana. There is no difference at all between nirvana and samsara.

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

The spiritual journey is not about heaven and finally getting to a place that's really swell.

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

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.

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

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

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.

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

The essence of the spiritual journey is the uncovering of what is always already present.

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

Sensations are not your enemy. They are your teacher. Through observing them, you understand the truth of existence.

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

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

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

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

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

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

We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree.

Zen is not necessarily against words, but it is well aware of their limitations.

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: you won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

The development of insight is gradual, but the realization of truth is sudden.

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.

When you note pain, you are not trying to make it go away. You are trying to understand its true nature.

The true mark of a spiritual practitioner is that your own behavior is better, not that you can criticize others well.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

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

The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.

Real peace comes from seeing things as they really are, not as we want them to be.

The measure of success in spiritual life is how peaceful you are.

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

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

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

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

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

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

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

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

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

The practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.

When one sees with wisdom that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, one is liberated from suffering.

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