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

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

Should you desire the great tranquility, prepare to sweat white beads.

In the monastery of your body, the monk of your mind must stay in retreat.

The real purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind.

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

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

Start from where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

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.

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

Meditation is not about stopping thoughts, but recognizing that we are not our thoughts.

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

Your mind is like a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.

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

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

The mind has first to be attuned to the Unconscious.

My religion is to live and die without regret.

Every thought, every word, and every action leaves an imprint on our mind.

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

The true path is not difficult; just avoid picking and choosing.

Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts.

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

Time passes unhindered. When we make ourselves better, we make the world better.

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer evil with good. Conquer stinginess with giving. Conquer deceit with truth.

The most important things in our practice are our physical posture and our way of breathing.

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

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.

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

The development of insight is gradual, but the realization of truth is sudden.

Our task is not to seek for love but to find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against it.

The only way to experience truth is to look within, to observe oneself.

Face your own anger and you will be free from anger. Face your own fears and you will be free from fear.

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

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

Not by hatred is hatred conquered, but by love alone. This is an eternal law.

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

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

The essence of Buddhist practice is to reduce our selfishness and to work for the benefit of others.

Metta (loving-kindness) becomes truly effective only when it arises from a peaceful mind, a pure mind, a balanced mind.

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.

When you listen to someone, you should give up all your preconceived ideas and your subjective opinions.

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.

As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who does not practice it.

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

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

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

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

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

Compassion is not something we develop. It arises naturally as we see the truth of what is.

As surely as there is a voyage away, there is a journey home.

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

Knowledge must be stabilized by meditation. Without meditation, knowledge is like a child in battle.

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

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

Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.

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

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

The more precisely you note, the more clearly you understand. The more clearly you understand, the stronger your insight becomes.

The grass is greener where you water it.