The past is for learning from, not for living in.

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

The eye with which I see Buddha is the same eye with which Buddha sees me.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

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

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

The door of your heart can only be opened from the inside.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

The person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future, who has no attachment and no aversion, has no conceptual imprints.

When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower.

Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space?

Instead of having a deep understanding of the teaching, we need a strong confidence in our teaching, which says that originally we have Buddha nature.

To live is enough.

The law of nature is the law of cause and effect. As you sow, so shall you reap.

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

The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

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

The key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion.

Sticking with uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic—this is the spiritual path.

Since all things are empty of inherent existence, anything is possible. If things had inherent existence, nothing would be possible.

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

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

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

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

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

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

In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

The practice is like peeling an onion. Layer after layer of delusion is removed through continuous mindfulness.

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

The practice of meditation is not about achieving states of bliss but about seeing things as they really are.

The ultimate purpose of Buddhism is to serve and benefit humanity.