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

Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

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

If you want to know the past, look at the present. If you want to know the future, look at the present.

A pure mind is always full of love - real love for all others.

The ultimate revolution is the spiritual revolution, where we learn to see reality as it truly is.

The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

When you practice zazen you should not try to attain anything. You should just sit in the complete calmness of your mind and not rely on anything.

When you listen to someone, you should give up all your preconceived ideas and your subjective opinions.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

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

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

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

All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.

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

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

All that appears and exists, all of samsara and nirvana, has one ground, two paths, and two results. This is the magical display of awareness and unawareness.

Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

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

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

Real peace comes from seeing things as they really are, not as we want them to be.

When you love someone, you have to have trust and confidence. Love without trust is not yet love.

The practice of Zen mind is beginner's mind. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.

You are the master of your own mind. You can be your best friend or your worst enemy.

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.

The biggest prison is the one we build in our own mind.

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

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

Understanding at the intellectual level is not enough. There must be experience at the actual level.