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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

Don't be afraid of the future. The future is good.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

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

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.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

Each of you is perfect the way you are... and you can use a little improvement.

The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.

Don't try to push away the darkness. Just light a lamp. The darkness will disappear by itself.

Right practice is steady practice. Whether you feel lazy or diligent, just keep practicing.

The true mark of a spiritual practitioner is that your own behavior is better, not that you can criticize others well.

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

Panic is a gateway to wisdom. When we learn to stay present with our panic, it becomes our teacher.

The view is like a lion - it cannot be led around by anything else. Meditation is like an eagle - it cannot be distracted by anything else. Action is like a madman - it is free from accepting and rejecting.

Those who know emptiness, know impermanence. Those who know impermanence, know non-self. Those who know non-self, know peace.

Mindfulness is being aware of what's going on, not trying to control what's going on.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

The goal of the Buddhist path is not to add something to our existence but to discover something that has been there all along.

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

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

Compassion is not just about being kind to others. It's about being kind to ourselves as well.

The practice of vipassana is the study of the self. When you study physical and mental phenomena, you are studying the truth about yourself.

There is no difference at all between samsara and nirvana. There is no difference at all between nirvana and samsara.

The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

The essence of all phenomena is empty and clear like space. The nature of mind is awareness-emptiness like the sun and sky.

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

The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.

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

The real purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.