The practitioner and practice are like fire and wood. The more you practice, the more you burn.

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

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as your capacity to ground your attention in the present moment.

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

When you note pain, you should not dwell on the thought, "I feel pain." Simply recognize the presence of pain.

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

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

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

Meditation is not about trying to change your experience; it's about changing your relationship to your experience.

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

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

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

The view is like a lion - it cannot be led around by anything else. Meditation is like an eagle - it cannot be distracted by anything else. Action is like a madman - it is free from accepting and rejecting.

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

In my youth I studied, in my prime I practiced, now all my doubts are cleared.

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

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

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

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

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

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

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

The root of all mind is your own present pure awareness. Rest in that essence without seeking elsewhere.

Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.

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.

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

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

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

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

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.

Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.

The heart of one who practices is like the earth. No matter what they throw on it, the earth remains unchanged.

When you practice zazen you should not try to attain anything. You should just sit in the complete calmness of your mind and not rely on anything.

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

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

The practice of Dharma is a constant battle within oneself.

Liberation is found in the practice, not in the theory.

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

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

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

The Noble Eightfold Path is a path of training: training in ethical conduct, training in mental discipline, and training in wisdom.

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

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

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

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

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

The root of happiness is altruism — the wish to be of service to others.

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

Compassion is a verb.

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 path of practice requires both faith and wisdom, both devotion and understanding.

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

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

The development of wisdom requires both study and practice, both learning and direct experience.

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.

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

The best way to solve a problem is to help someone else solve their problem.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.