In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

Our practice cannot be perfect, but without being discouraged by this, we should continue it. This is the secret of practice.

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

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

When you note effectively, there is no time for defilements to arise. The mind becomes pure through noting.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

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

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.

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

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

Meditation is the road to happiness.

The six realms of existence are like a dream, why build a prison for yourself?

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

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.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

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 force of the kindness of others is so strong, we can't possibly measure it.

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.

What we call "I" is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale.

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.

We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things.

Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

Meditation is not an escape from life but a way to fully engage with life.

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

The farther you enter into truth, the deeper it is.

When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce.

Like a dream, like an illusion, like a city of gandharvas, that's how birth, and that's how living, that's how dying are taught to be.