All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death.

When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.

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.

If you want to find peace, then look at that point where you find you're dissatisfied and investigate what's really going on.

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

Your mind is like a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.

Compassion is not mere sentiment but a powerful force that can transform both ourselves and others.

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind.

The four foundations of mindfulness are not separate practices but different aspects of the same practice of clear awareness.

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

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

Happiness is not about getting what you want, but wanting what you've got.

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

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

Freedom is not found in the absence of difficulty, but in our relationship to it.

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

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

The precious pot containing my riches becomes my teacher in the very moment it breaks.

To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.

Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken.

The world is its own magic.

What Zen wants us to do is to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature.

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

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.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

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

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

The knowledge of dissolution comes when you see both the noting mind and noted object dissolving together.

Craving and aversion are the roots of suffering. Observe them with equanimity.

Mindfulness is the key to transformation. It enables us to see our experience as it really is, free from distortion and bias.

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.