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

The essence of Buddhist practice is to reduce our selfishness and to work for the benefit of others.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

When I run from suffering, it follows me. When I face suffering with equanimity, it runs from me.

This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.

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

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

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

Mindfulness is the key to transformation. It enables us to see our experience as it really is, free from distortion and bias.

Self-awareness is the key to freedom. The more we understand ourselves, the more we understand how to be free.

In meditation, we are continuously discovering who and what we are.

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as your capacity to ground your attention in the present moment.

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

The basic idea of Zen is to come in touch with the inner workings of our being, and to do this in the most direct way possible, without resorting to anything external or superadded.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

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

The obstacle is the path.

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

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?

The secret of happiness lies not in getting what we want, but in learning to want what we already have.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.

Wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.

People who study a lot but don't practice are like a ladle in a soup pot. It's in the soup every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we understand that we can't hold on to anything.

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

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

Zen in its essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's own being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom.

The more clearly you see the arising and passing of phenomena, the less you will be attached to them.