“The greatest miracle is to be alive. We can put an end to our suffering just by realizing that our suffering is not worth suffering for!”

“Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.”

“People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.”

“Your purpose is to be yourself. You don’t have to run anywhere to become someone else. You are wonderful just as you are.”

“Do not lose yourself in the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. Do not get caught in your anger, worries, or fears. Come back to the present moment, and touch life deeply. This is mindfulness.”

“Don’t throw away your suffering. Touch your suffering. Face it directly, and your joy will become deeper.”

“If you nourish your hatred and your anger, you burn yourself. Understanding is the only way out.”

“Worrying does not accomplish anything. … Even if you worry twenty times more, it will not change the situation of the world.”

“My teaching is like a finger pointing to the moon. Do not mistake the finger for the moon.”

“Buddhism is neither pessimistic nor optimistic — it is realistic.”

“There is no unmoving mover; thought itself is the thinker.”

“Real life is the present moment.”

“One may conquer millions, but self-mastery is the greatest victory.”

“Ignorance and false views are the root; clarity ends the tangle.”

“The extinction of ‘thirst’ — that is Nibbāna.”

“Truth needs no label; sectarian names only divide.”

“The Buddhas only show the way — you must walk it.”

“One is one’s own refuge.”