Suffering comes from our resistance to what is. Peace comes from our acceptance of what is.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

Your mind is like a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.

The mind of the past is ungraspable; the mind of the future is ungraspable; the mind of the present is ungraspable.

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.

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

The nature of mind is not something we need to achieve - it's something we need to recognize.

The mind is like a well-forged sword - it adapts to all situations.

If you forget yourself, you become the universe.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

The Buddha's teachings are not about abandoning our lives but about bringing the fullness of our attention to our lives.

The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort.

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

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

The greatest obstacle to meditation is our expectation about what it should be.

My religion is to live and die without regret.

Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.

What Zen wants us to do is to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature.

Every moment is a fresh beginning. Every breath is a new chance.

Time passes unhindered. When we make ourselves better, we make the world better.

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

Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.

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.

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

We need to learn to let our emotions pass through us like waves, without getting caught in their undertow.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

The time of the past becomes the present, the time of the present becomes the future, the time of the future becomes the present, and the time of the present becomes the past.

The only thing that we truly have control over is our attitude toward experience.