The snow lion stays in the mountains, and the snow lion's ways are the snow lion's ways.

The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

True happiness is not found through the multiplication of desires but through their simplification.

When the heart is still, it can be kind. When the mind is still, it can see clearly.

Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts.

Our own life has to be our message.

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

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

The only way to fail at meditation is to stop doing it.

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.

Peace and negativity cannot coexist just as light and darkness cannot coexist.

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

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.

Meditation is not just about sitting quietly, it's about transforming the mind.

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

The world is its own magic.

We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It's just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.

The essence of the spiritual journey is the uncovering of what is always already present.

In meditation, we are continuously discovering who and what we are.

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

Meditation is the road to happiness.

The eye with which I see Buddha is the same eye with which Buddha sees me.

Zen is not necessarily against words, but it is well aware of their limitations.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

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

The heart of the path is quite simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are.

When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.