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

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

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

The cultivation of loving-kindness has the power to transform enmity into amity, hostility into hospitality.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

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

The goal of meditation is not to reach some highest place, but to remain in the place where you already are.

The essence of Buddhist practice is to bring everything onto the path. Every experience becomes an opportunity for awakening.

When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.

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

The path to liberation requires both individual effort and the support of the spiritual community.

The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense.

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

Personal experience is everything in Zen. No ideas are intelligible to those who have no backing of experience.

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

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.

Meditation is not about achieving anything. It's about letting go of everything.

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.

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

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.

Every moment is a fresh beginning. Every breath is a new chance.

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

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

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

Our own life has to be our message.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.

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

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

The Buddha's teaching is not about belief but about investigation, not about accepting but about examining.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

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

Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

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

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

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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 quieter you become, the more you can hear.

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

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

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

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

Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

The measure of success in spiritual life is how peaceful you are.

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

Meditation is the road to happiness.

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

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

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

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

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

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions.