Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

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

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy.

The cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

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

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

The practice is not about achieving special states but about seeing ordinary experience with extraordinary clarity.

What you are is what you have been. What you'll be is what you do now.

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

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

The whole path of mindfulness is about letting go. We let go of our attachment to our views, our attachment to our opinions, our attachment to our ideas.

The practice is like peeling an onion. Layer after layer of delusion is removed through continuous mindfulness.

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

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.

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

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

The spiritual journey begins with the recognition that beneath our surface happiness there lies a deep inner pain.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

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

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.

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

The Buddha taught us to leave alone the things that don't lead to awakening.

The path to liberation is a gradual path of self-discipline, self-development, and self-transformation.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.

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

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

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

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

The essence of Buddhism is not a belief system but a systematic investigation of our experience.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.

Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

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

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

The master's introduction is direct recognition of one's own nature. Meditation is maintaining the continuity of this recognition.

The stages of insight unfold naturally when mindfulness is continuous. There is no need to desire them or try to make them happen.

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.

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

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

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

Mindfulness is the key to transformation. It enables us to see our experience as it really is, free from distortion and bias.

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

Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.

Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way to understand reality as it truly is.

The practice of mindfulness transforms the mind from a place of suffering into an instrument of enlightenment.

Meditation is the road to happiness.

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

Meditation is not about getting rid of thoughts; it's about changing the way we relate to them.

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.

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

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

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

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.