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

All that appears and exists, all of samsara and nirvana, has one ground, two paths, and two results. This is the magical display of awareness and unawareness.

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

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

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

When thoughts arise, recognize them as the display of your own awareness, like recognizing your own children in a crowd.

The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions.

If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The nature of mind is the unity of awareness and emptiness.

The nature of mind is like a mirror. It is not affected by whatever appears in it, yet it never fails to reflect everything perfectly.

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