Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

The nature of everything is empty and clear, and the mind is beyond both existence and nonexistence.

The master's introduction is direct recognition of one's own nature. Meditation is maintaining the continuity of this recognition.

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

Appearances are mind, mind itself is emptiness, emptiness itself is spontaneous presence.

External phenomena are like a dream, whatever appears is not real. Recognize the nature of dream-like phenomena to be dream-like.

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.

Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.

In the moment of love, awareness is very strong. Use that awareness, that strength of consciousness, to look into yourself.

Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour.

Recognize the emptiness of all phenomena, but do not become attached to emptiness itself.

The practitioner and practice are like fire and wood. The more you practice, the more you burn.

The essence of all phenomena is empty and clear like space. The nature of mind is awareness-emptiness like the sun and sky.

If you want to know the past, look at the present. If you want to know the future, look at the present.

The root of all mind is your own present pure awareness. Rest in that essence without seeking elsewhere.

To see directly is to be free of hope and fear. Hope and fear are like a cloud before the sun.

The view is like a lion - it cannot be led around by anything else. Meditation is like an eagle - it cannot be distracted by anything else. Action is like a madman - it is free from accepting and rejecting.

When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth.