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.

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

Love is not a feeling. It's a capability.

The mind is like a wild monkey, jumping here and there. But through meditation, we learn to see whatever arises in our mind with more spaciousness and clarity.

Concentration and insight are like two wings of a bird: both are necessary for the flight to liberation.

May all beings be happy, be peaceful, be liberated.

Meditation is not just about sitting quietly, it's about transforming the mind.

Every moment of mindfulness is a step on the path to liberation. Each step is valuable, no matter how small.

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

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

Panic is a gateway to wisdom. When we learn to stay present with our panic, it becomes our teacher.

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

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.

The path of insight is a path of discovery, not a path of creation. We are discovering what is already there.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

When you note effectively, there is no time for defilements to arise. The mind becomes pure through noting.

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

The moment you note a thought, it disappears. The noting mind keeps the hindrances away.

Understanding at the intellectual level is not enough. There must be experience at the actual level.

The practice of mindfulness is simple: whatever you experience, you observe and note it.

Zen teaches nothing; it merely enables us to wake up and become aware. It does not teach, it points.

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

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.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

The heart of the path is quite simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are.

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

Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.

The path is not about perfecting ourselves, but about perfecting our love.

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

The three characteristics - impermanence, suffering, and non-self - are not philosophical concepts but aspects of experience to be directly observed.

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.

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 art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

Concentration develops naturally through continuous noting. Don't try to force concentration to arise.

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.

Sensations are not your enemy. They are your teacher. Through observing them, you understand the truth of existence.

Start from where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

The practice of Dharma is a constant battle within oneself.

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

Anxiety and excitement are the same emotion. The only difference is our attitude toward the experience.

When we develop patience, we find that we develop a reserve of calm and tranquility.

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

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

Try to be mindful and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.

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

The true path is not difficult; just avoid picking and choosing.

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

You are the master of your own mind. You can be your best friend or your worst enemy.

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

When things fall apart and we're on the verge of we know not what, the test of each of us is to stay on that brink and not concretize.

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

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

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation.