The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.

The door of your heart can only be opened from the inside.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

The moment you note a thought, it disappears. The noting mind keeps the hindrances away.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

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

Anxiety and excitement are the same emotion. The only difference is our attitude toward the experience.

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

To what shall I compare this life? It is like a boat that left at dawn, leaving no trace.

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

The Buddha's teaching challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.

To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion. That myriad things come forth and experience themselves is awakening.

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

The development of insight is gradual, but the realization of truth is sudden.

The real purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

Right practice is steady practice. Whether you feel lazy or diligent, just keep practicing.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.

The challenge in meditation is not to eliminate thinking but to understand the nature of thought itself.

When we look directly at our thoughts, they dissolve like bubbles in water.

Every moment of mindfulness is a step on the path to liberation. Each step is valuable, no matter how small.

As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we will never learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find compassion.

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

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

The root of all suffering is ignorance. The antidote to ignorance is wisdom that realizes emptiness.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

The key to the Buddha's teaching is not grasping, not trying to hold onto things that are essentially impermanent and unstable.

When you are you, Zen is Zen. Big mind is just big mind.

The Buddha's teachings are not a religion, but a science of mind.