Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity for accepting and having compassion for them is there.

Peace in oneself, peace in the world.

Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.

Zazen is not step-by-step meditation. Rather it is simply the easy and pleasant practice of a Buddha, the realization of the Buddha's Wisdom.

Real happiness lies within. It cannot be found in external objects or achievements.

Faith is the firm foundation, diligence the supporting pillar, and wisdom the roof of the house of practice.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

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

The mind that notes and the object that is noted are both impermanent. Understanding this leads to liberation.

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

The Buddha's path is not about becoming somebody different but about becoming more and more who you really are.

Even if you speak of 'understanding,' this understanding is not a matter of knowledge. It is what fills the entire body and mind.

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.

The grass is greener where you water it.

The practice is simply this: keep coming back to your breath during the day. This will give your mind a steadiness and your life a balance.

Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we're holding back.

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

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind.

Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts.

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

The noting mind and the object noted appear to occur as a pair. Through concentration they are seen to arise and vanish together.

Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world.

Neither from itself nor from another, nor from both, nor without a cause, does anything whatever, anywhere arise.

What we learn about the world is colored by the way we approach it.

Ethical conduct is not a constraint upon our freedom but a condition of our freedom.

Happiness is a skill that can be developed like playing an instrument or learning to read.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.