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

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

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

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

The ocean does not reject any water; therefore it is great. The mountain does not select its stones; therefore it is great.

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

Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past could have been any different.

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

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

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

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

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

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer evil with good. Conquer stinginess with giving. Conquer deceit with truth.

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

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.

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

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

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

Self-awareness is the key to freedom. The more we understand ourselves, the more we understand how to be free.

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.

In the spring, hundreds of flowers; in autumn, a harvest moon; in the summer, a refreshing breeze; in winter, snow will accompany you. If useless things do not hang in your mind, any season is a good season for you.

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

Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

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

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

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

Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.

Compassion is not just about being kind to others. It's about being kind to ourselves as well.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

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

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

The more you suffer the deeper grows your character, and with the deepening of your character you read the more penetratingly into the secrets of life.

If you want to know the past, look at the present. If you want to know the future, look at the present.

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

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced state of mind.

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.

The water in the ocean can be rough or calm. It can be clear or murky. But the water itself doesn't mind.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

The ultimate revolution is the spiritual revolution, where we learn to see reality as it truly is.

The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense.

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

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

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

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

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

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

The root of happiness is altruism — the wish to be of service to others.

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

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

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

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

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

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

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

The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.

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

The superior person is like water, bringing benefit to all without competing.