The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

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

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.

Life is like a cup of tea. It's all in how you make it.

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

To see the truth, do not be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease.

The knowledge of dissolution comes when you see both the noting mind and noted object dissolving together.

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

Insight knowledge comes from direct experience, not from intellectual understanding.

True happiness is not found through the multiplication of desires but through their simplification.

Trees, mountains, and vines all exist in nature according to their own truth. They are born and die following their nature. They remain this way because that's what they are. They don't practice meditation or do anything special.

The true person is not anyone in particular. But like the deep blue color of the limitless sky, it is everyone, everywhere in the world.

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

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

When you note pain, you are not trying to make it go away. You are trying to understand its true nature.

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

Zen teaches nothing; it merely enables us to wake up and become aware. It does not teach, it points.

Real happiness comes from having an unshakable connection to the deep wellspring of peace and happiness that is not dependent on external conditions.

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

Concentration and insight are like two wings of a bird: both are necessary for the flight to liberation.

In the moment of pure noting, there is no self - only the knowing and the known.

The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy.

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

The practitioner and practice are like fire and wood. The more you practice, the more you burn.

Through understanding emptiness, one does not become proud of one's virtues, just as one does not become proud of building a castle in the sky.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced state of mind.