The Buddha's teaching is not about belief but about investigation, not about accepting but about examining.

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.

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

The path of practice requires both faith and wisdom, both devotion and understanding.

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

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

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

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

The development of wisdom requires both study and practice, both learning and direct experience.

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

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

The Buddha's teaching is a teaching of self-reliance, of being one's own master, one's own refuge.

The cultivation of loving-kindness has the power to transform enmity into amity, hostility into hospitality.

Ethical conduct is not a constraint upon our freedom but a condition of our freedom.

The restraint of the senses is not a matter of suppression but of wise attention to our experience.

The Noble Eightfold Path is a path of training: training in ethical conduct, training in mental discipline, and training in wisdom.

The path to liberation requires both individual effort and the support of the spiritual community.

The Noble Eightfold Path is not a path of mere intellectual understanding but a path of practice, of inner transformation.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.