Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

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

The practice of Dharma is a constant battle within oneself.

True happiness is not found through the multiplication of desires but through their simplification.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel.

The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy.

In the moment of anger, abandon anger but not the person. In the moment of attachment, abandon attachment but not the person.

In meditation, we're not trying to get rid of thoughts but to recognize their true nature.

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

The only things that are truly mine are my actions and their results.

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

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

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.

The difference between buddhas and sentient beings is that buddhas recognize their nature while sentient beings fail to recognize it.

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

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

The development of insight is gradual, but the realization of truth is sudden.

The practice of meditation is like tuning an instrument. Too tight, and the strings break. Too loose, and they won't play.

The truth of Zen is the truth of life, and life means to live, to move, to act, not merely to reflect.

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

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

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

The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with.

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

Everybody has the light of Buddha within, but they don't look for it.

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.

The measure of success in spiritual life is how peaceful you are.

The practice is simply this: keep coming back to your breath during the day. This will give your mind a steadiness and your life a balance.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

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