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

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

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

When we rest in awareness, we discover a peace that is always present, regardless of circumstances.

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

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

When mindfulness is weak, defilements are strong; when mindfulness is strong, defilements are weak.

The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities.

The idea of Zen is to catch life as it flows. There is nothing extraordinary or mysterious about Zen. I raise my hand; I take a book from the other side of the desk; I hear the boys playing ball outside my window; I see the clouds blown away beyond the neighboring wood: all these I do in Zen.

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

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

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

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

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

Genuine happiness comes from having developed basic human qualities, such as attention, emotional balance, and generosity.

Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can't simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment.

The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought.

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

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

Each breath is a new beginning, a fresh opportunity to awaken.

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

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

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

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

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

Instead of having a deep understanding of the teaching, we need a strong confidence in our teaching, which says that originally we have Buddha nature.

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

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

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.

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

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

Self-awareness is the key to freedom. The more we understand ourselves, the more we understand how to be free.

Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have - it is an inner quality that unfolds as we learn to trust our own deepest experience.

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

The path is the goal. Every step of the journey is the journey.

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.

Zen is a way of life, not a theory or a piece of knowledge to be stored away in our minds.

The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

Compassion is not mere sentiment but a powerful force that can transform both ourselves and others.

The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.

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

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

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.

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

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

Every time we become aware of a thought, as opposed to being lost in a thought, we experience that opening of the mind.

The entire path is a path of self-responsibility. Nobody else can walk it for you.

Whoever told you that practice and enlightenment are separate?

When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.

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

Mindfulness is attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

The essence of meditation is not something complicated or exotic. It is simply taking a break from our habitual patterns.

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

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.