Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.

Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world.

You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can't solve your own doubts. Investigate yourself to find the truth - inside, not outside.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

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

The Buddha's teachings are not about abandoning our lives but about bringing the fullness of our attention to our lives.

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

Generosity generates its own enthusiasm. We don't have to force ourselves to be generous; we just need to start.

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

The greatest obstacle to meditation is our expectation about what it should be.

Meditation is not about escaping from difficulty but about meeting it with awareness.

To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

The nature of mind is not something we need to achieve - it's something we need to recognize.

The goal of meditation is not to reach some highest place, but to remain in the place where you already are.

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.

Meditation is like catching a fish. If you try to catch it quickly, you'll miss it. If you have patience and know how to wait, the fish will come.

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

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

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

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

The Noble Eightfold Path is a path of training: training in ethical conduct, training in mental discipline, and training in wisdom.

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

When concentration is developed, wisdom arises. When wisdom arises, one becomes disenchanted with the five aggregates.

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

In the spiritual world there are no time divisions such as the past, present and future; for they have contracted themselves into a single moment of the present where life quivers in its true sense.

My religion is to live and die without regret.

The truth of Zen is the truth of life, and life means to live, to move, to act, not merely to reflect.