The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

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

Suffering comes from our resistance to what is. Peace comes from our acceptance of what is.

The snow lion stays in the mountains, and the snow lion's ways are the snow lion's ways.

Zen is a way of life, not a theory or a piece of knowledge to be stored away in our minds.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree.

Intrinsically all living beings are Buddhas, just as ice and water are of the same substance.

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

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

Enlightenment is not the end of change but the end of resistance to change.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

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

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.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

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

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

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

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

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

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.

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

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

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

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

Every moment of mindfulness is a step on the path to liberation. Each step is valuable, no matter how small.

The menu is not the meal.

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

When we see the nature of the mind, we see that we are not our thoughts.

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