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

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

The purpose of meditation is to gain right understanding of the true nature of mental and physical phenomena.

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

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

Real happiness lies within. It cannot be found in external objects or achievements.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

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.

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

If you forget yourself, you become the universe.

To live is enough.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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

The water in the ocean can be rough or calm. It can be clear or murky. But the water itself doesn't mind.

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

The person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future, who has no attachment and no aversion, has no conceptual imprints.

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

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

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

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

The nature of mind is not something we need to achieve - it's something we need to recognize.

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear.

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

Altruism is not a luxury, it is a necessity for the survival of humanity.

The nature of all things is like a magical illusion, a mirage, a dream, a reflection of the moon in water.

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.

The deepest happiness comes from having an enduring sense of purpose, one that gives our lives meaning beyond the endless pursuit of pleasure and success.

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.

All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

The more we understand our mind, the more we understand the world.

Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

The practice of vipassana is the study of the self. When you study physical and mental phenomena, you are studying the truth about yourself.

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

What we learn about the world is colored by the way we approach it.

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

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.

Life is available only in the present moment.

Wisdom is not something we have to strive to acquire. Rather, wisdom arises naturally as we open our hearts to the truth of what is.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

By understanding emptiness, one understands all phenomena. Without understanding emptiness, one understands nothing.

Emptiness is not nothingness. Emptiness is the space of possibility.

To see the truth, do not be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease.

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

The Buddha taught us to leave alone the things that don't lead to awakening.

Only one book is worth reading: the heart.

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 nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

When concentration is developed, wisdom arises. When wisdom arises, one becomes disenchanted with the five aggregates.

The mind is intrinsically empty. It's empty of all that we perceive as being intrinsically "me" and "mine."

Real happiness comes from having an unshakable connection to the deep wellspring of peace and happiness that is not dependent on external conditions.