The practice of Zen is forgetting the self in the act of uniting with something.

Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we're holding back.

Recognize the emptiness of all phenomena, but do not become attached to emptiness itself.

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

The time of the past becomes the present, the time of the present becomes the future, the time of the future becomes the present, and the time of the present becomes the past.

The development of wisdom requires both study and practice, both learning and direct experience.

The most important thing in life is to know death is coming and to prepare for it.

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.

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

The rising and falling of the abdomen is not the main object. The main object is to develop mindfulness, concentration, and insight.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

Study the Buddha's teaching which is present in every moment.

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived, how well we have loved, how well we have learned to let go.

Zen in its essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's own being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom.

The root of suffering is attachment.

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

If you forget yourself, you become the universe.

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them.

The defilements of the mind are temporary visitors. Pure awareness is your true home.

When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

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

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

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

The path is not about perfecting ourselves, but about perfecting our love.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

Those who understand interdependent origination understand suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.

Start from where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Our emotions are like waves in the ocean. We can't stop the waves, but we can learn to surf.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.