My religion is to live and die without regret.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

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.

Compassion is not mere sentiment but a powerful force that can transform both ourselves and others.

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

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.

Dependent origination is not a theory about the origin of the world but a teaching that shows how suffering originates in dependence on our own mental processes.

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

The path of insight is a path of discovery, not a path of creation. We are discovering what is already there.

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

The biggest prison is the one we build in our own mind.

The highest mantra is to be without deception. The highest medicine is to have few desires. The highest meditation is not to be attached.

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought.

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

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

Love is not a feeling. It's a capability.

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

The stages of insight unfold naturally when mindfulness is continuous. There is no need to desire them or try to make them happen.

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

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

The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.

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

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

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

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

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

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

The essence of Buddhist practice is to reduce our selfishness and to work for the benefit of others.

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

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

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

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

Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both. Appreciating the gloriousness inspires us, encourages us, cheers us up, gives us a bigger perspective, energizes us. We feel connected. But if that's all that's happening, we get arrogant and start to look down on others, and there is a sense of making ourselves a big deal and being really serious about it, wanting it to be like that forever. The gloriousness becomes tinged by craving and addiction. On the other hand, wretchedness--life's painful aspect--softens us up considerably. Knowing pain is a very important ingredient of being there for another person.

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

All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death.

Misery ceases to exist when we stop reacting to sensations.

The Buddha's teachings are not about abandoning our lives but about bringing the fullness of our attention to our lives.

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

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

The Buddha taught us to leave alone the things that don't lead to awakening.

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

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

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.

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

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

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.

Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead, it's about becoming more fully human.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.

The root of all suffering is ignorance. The antidote to ignorance is wisdom that realizes emptiness.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

When you love someone, you have to have trust and confidence. Love without trust is not yet love.

Forgiveness is giving up all hope for a better past.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

Compassion is not something we develop. It arises naturally as we see the truth of what is.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

Genuine happiness comes from having developed basic human qualities, such as attention, emotional balance, and generosity.