All beings by nature are Buddha, as ice by nature is water. Apart from water there is no ice; apart from beings, no Buddha.

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

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

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

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

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

The practice of mindfulness is simple: whatever you experience, you observe and note it.

The practice of Buddhism is fundamentally a practice of expanding our happiness and diminishing our suffering.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.

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

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

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

The obstacle is the path.

To be attached to a thing means that mind and the thing meet and grow into each other.

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

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

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

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

As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself.

True happiness is born of letting go of what is unnecessary.

The essence of all phenomena is empty and clear like space. The nature of mind is awareness-emptiness like the sun and sky.

The Buddha's teaching challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.

When you listen to someone, you should give up all your preconceived ideas and your subjective opinions.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.

Don't try to change the world. First, change yourself.

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

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.