The purpose of Buddhist practice is not to become a Buddhist but to awaken to the nature of reality.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

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

Should you desire the great tranquility, prepare to sweat white beads.

Whoever told you that practice and enlightenment are separate?

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.

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

The practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

Our task is not to seek for love but to find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against it.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.

Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer, see it, know it, be empty.

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.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

The only way to experience truth is to look within, to observe oneself.

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

The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.

The practice of Zen is forgetting the self in the act of uniting with something.

When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

Don't try to change the world. First, change yourself.

Our practice cannot be perfect, but without being discouraged by this, we should continue it. This is the secret of practice.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

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

Life is nothing but a continuous chain of sensations. Pleasant or unpleasant, observe them objectively.

Our emotions are like waves in the ocean. We can't stop the waves, but we can learn to surf.

If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here. Live in the present moment with awareness.

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

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

The mind has first to be attuned to the Unconscious.

The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.

Meditation is not about achieving anything. It's about letting go of everything.

The Noble Eightfold Path is not a path of mere intellectual understanding but a path of practice, of inner transformation.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

Wisdom is not something we have to strive to acquire. Rather, wisdom arises naturally as we open our hearts to the truth of what is.

True happiness is not found through the multiplication of desires but through their simplification.

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.

Every moment of confusion is also a moment of wisdom, if we can learn to recognize it.

Wisdom arises when you see the true characteristics of phenomena through direct experience.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

The dharma is not in the books. If you want to find the dharma, look in your mind.

The more precisely you note, the more clearly you understand. The more clearly you understand, the stronger your insight becomes.

The technique of self-observation is the technique of observing the reality about oneself at the experiential level.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.

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

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

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.

Short moments, many times. That is the essence of meditation practice.

Compassion is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.

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

The true understanding is that the practice itself is enlightenment.

Better to have one moment of genuine meditation than to perform religious activities for a thousand years.

Meditation is not about getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

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

Our defilements are like tame tigers. If you feed them, they're tame. If you stop feeding them, they'll eat you up.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.