Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

Start from where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

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

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

To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfection.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.

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

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

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

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

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

Faith is the firm foundation, diligence the supporting pillar, and wisdom the roof of the house of practice.

The key to the Buddha's teaching is not grasping, not trying to hold onto things that are essentially impermanent and unstable.

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

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

To live is enough.

If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

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

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

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

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 true path is not difficult; just avoid picking and choosing.

Real freedom is not about controlling our experience, but about being free within our experience.

We deal with our mind from morning until evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

The more clearly you see the arising and passing of phenomena, the less you will be attached to them.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

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

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

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

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

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

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?

The true person is not anyone in particular. But like the deep blue color of the limitless sky, it is everyone, everywhere in the world.

To see directly is to be free of hope and fear. Hope and fear are like a cloud before the sun.

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

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

Peace and negativity cannot coexist just as light and darkness cannot coexist.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

The menu is not the meal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ethical conduct is not a constraint upon our freedom but a condition of our freedom.

Not by hatred is hatred conquered, but by love alone. This is an eternal law.

The practice of vipassana is the study of the self. When you study physical and mental phenomena, you are studying the truth about yourself.

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.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation.

Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.