Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.

If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

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

The path to enlightenment is not a path at all. It is a realization that where you are is where you have always been.

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

The essence of mind is empty like space; yet it contains all things, like a mirror.

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

The key to meditation is to recognize the nature of your mind rather than trying to change it.

The noting mind and the object noted appear to occur as a pair. Through concentration they are seen to arise and vanish together.

Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

Every moment is a fresh beginning. Every breath is a new chance.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.

The restraint of the senses is not a matter of suppression but of wise attention to our experience.

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer evil with good. Conquer stinginess with giving. Conquer deceit with truth.

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

The mind that notes and the object that is noted are both impermanent. Understanding this leads to liberation.

Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

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

When you let go of trying to control everything, you can relax and enjoy life.

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

In the beginning, nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

The most profound meditation is to think nothing at all.

Suffering is not the end of the story; it is the middle of the story.

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

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

True happiness is not about getting rid of all our problems, but about changing our relationship to them.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.