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

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

The teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.

The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a new state of mind, but to recognize what is already present.

The practice of meditation requires both energy and patience, both effort and relaxation.

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

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

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.

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

The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.

The Buddha's teachings are not about abandoning our lives but about bringing the fullness of our attention to our lives.

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

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

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

Meditation is the road to happiness.

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

Where there is great doubt, there is great awakening; small doubt, small awakening; no doubt, no awakening.

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

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

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

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

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

The practice of metta begins with oneself, for only when we have developed loving-kindness towards ourselves can we truly offer it to others.

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

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

Each of you is perfect the way you are... and you can use a little improvement.

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.

Observe the reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.

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

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

The Buddha's teaching challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.

The obstacle is the path.

The grass is greener where you water it.

The ultimate purpose of Buddhism is to serve and benefit humanity.

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

The greatest obstacle to meditation is our expectation about what it should be.

The highest mantra is to be without deception. The highest medicine is to have few desires. The highest meditation is not to be attached.

Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.

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

The snow lion stays in the mountains, and the snow lion's ways are the snow lion's ways.

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

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

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

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

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

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived, how well we have loved, how well we have learned to let go.

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

There are many ways to meditate. But at the heart of them all is mindfulness.

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

Devotion is the head of meditation, as is often said. When you are inspired by some spiritual teacher, you can have a very strong connection with that person, and thereby the blessings can enter.

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

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

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

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

Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.