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

Life is available only in the present moment.

Our defilements are like tame tigers. If you feed them, they're tame. If you stop feeding them, they'll eat you up.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

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

Awareness is the basis, or what you might call the "support," of the mind. It is steady and unchanging, like the pole to which the flag of ordinary consciousness is attached.

The essence of Buddhism is not a belief system but a systematic investigation of our experience.

By understanding emptiness, one understands all phenomena. Without understanding emptiness, one understands nothing.

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

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

The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.

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

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

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.

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

Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way to understand reality as it truly is.

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

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.

Time passes unhindered. When we make ourselves better, we make the world better.

Every step on the path must be with the understanding of anicca - impermanence. This is the essence of the teaching.

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.

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

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

The more you understand impermanence, the more you appreciate every moment.

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

The heart of the path is quite simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are.

Wisdom arises when you see the true characteristics of phenomena through direct experience.

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.

When we understand others, we understand ourselves. When we love others, we love ourselves.

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

The contradiction so puzzling to the ordinary way of thinking comes from the fact that we have to use language to communicate our inner experience, which in its very nature transcends linguistics.

Peace is not found by changing the world, but by changing your attitude to the world.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

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

It is never too late to turn on the light.

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.

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

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.

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

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

Mindfulness is being aware of what's going on, not trying to control what's going on.

As surely as there is a voyage away, there is a journey home.

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

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

My religion is to live and die without regret.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

The more we understand our mind, the more we understand the world.

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.

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

If you want to find peace, then look at that point where you find you're dissatisfied and investigate what's really going on.

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

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

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

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

Zen proposes its solution by directly appealing to facts of personal experience and not to book-knowledge.

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