Face your own anger and you will be free from anger. Face your own fears and you will be free from fear.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Each moment of noting is a moment of purification, a moment of cultivating the path.

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

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

Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour.

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.

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.

In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.

The quality of every moment depends on the state of our minds.

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

Appearances are mind, mind itself is emptiness, emptiness itself is spontaneous presence.

We need the courage to learn from our experience and the wisdom to be willing to change and grow.

In true vipassana practice, there is no room for likes and dislikes. There is only observation.

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

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

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

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

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

The grass is greener where you water it.

Peace in oneself, peace in the world.

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

The mind creates the abyss, and the heart crosses it.

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

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

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

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

Devotion is the head of meditation, as is often said. When you are inspired by some spiritual teacher, you can have a very strong connection with that person, and thereby the blessings can enter.

Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space?

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