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

Right practice is steady practice. Whether you feel lazy or diligent, just keep practicing.

The truth of Zen is the truth of life, and life means to live, to move, to act, not merely to reflect.

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

The practice of Buddhism is fundamentally a practice of expanding our happiness and diminishing our suffering.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

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

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

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.

Whoever told you that practice and enlightenment are separate?

When we look directly at our thoughts, they dissolve like bubbles in water.

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.

The path of practice moves from faith through understanding to direct realization.

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

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

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

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

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

Mindfulness is being aware of what's going on, not trying to control what's going on.

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

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

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

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

Where is the place that your original face has not yet emerged?

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

The purpose of Buddhist practice is not to become a Buddhist but to awaken to the nature of reality.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

The superior person is like water, bringing benefit to all without competing.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced mind that sees things clearly without reaction.

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.

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

The rising and falling of the abdomen is not the main object. The main object is to develop mindfulness, concentration, and insight.

The mind has first to be attuned to the Unconscious.

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

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.

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

Meditation is not about escaping from difficulty but about meeting it with awareness.

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

Study the Buddha's teaching which is present in every moment.

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

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

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

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

The most important thing in life is to know death is coming and to prepare for it.

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

The trouble is, you think you have time.

The practice of mindfulness is simply to bring awareness to what we are doing, what we are saying, and what we are thinking.

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

The perfect moment is this one, not the one you're waiting for.

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