True freedom is not the absence of commitment but the presence of choice.

When you recognize that pain and suffering are impermanent, you become free.

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.

The practice of Buddhism is fundamentally a practice of expanding our happiness and diminishing our suffering.

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

Liberation is found in the practice, not in the theory.

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

Enlightenment is the realization that we were never really separate from one another or from all of life.

The Buddha taught that wealth does not bring happiness and security. The pursuit of wealth is a matter of living in balance.

Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead, it's about becoming more fully human.

The key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion.

The essence of Buddhist practice is to reduce our selfishness and to work for the benefit of others.

The path is the goal. Every step of the journey is the journey.

The purpose of life is to be happy, to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is not to be well known, cited, or powerful.

The ultimate purpose of Buddhism is to serve and benefit humanity.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.