We need the courage to learn from our experience and the wisdom to be willing to change and grow.

The purpose of meditation is to gain right understanding of the true nature of mental and physical phenomena.

Only one book is worth reading: the heart.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

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

Meditation is not an escape from life but a way to fully engage with life.

The role of Zen is neither to stand above life nor to run away from it, but to face it with a spirit of determination.

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

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

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

Knowledge must be stabilized by meditation. Without meditation, knowledge is like a child in battle.

Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.

The force of the kindness of others is so strong, we can't possibly measure it.

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

True freedom is a freedom from the tyranny of our own thoughts and afflictive emotions.

The essence of Buddhism is not a belief system but a systematic investigation of our experience.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

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.

In meditation, we're not trying to get rid of thoughts but to recognize their true nature.

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

Change is possible because there is nothing inherently permanent about our disturbing emotions.

Peace in oneself, peace in the world.

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

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

The mind has first to be attuned to the Unconscious.

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

At the bottom of great doubt lies great awakening. If you doubt fully, you will awaken fully.

Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what's happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what's happening.

Every moment of confusion is also a moment of wisdom, if we can learn to recognize it.

The mind is like a room with many windows. Open them all and let the fresh air in.

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.