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.

Our practice cannot be perfect, but without being discouraged by this, we should continue it. This is the secret of practice.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Short moments, many times. That is the essence of meditation practice.

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

When you generate negativity, you are the first victim of your negativity.

Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.

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

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

The practice of vipassana is the study of the self. When you study physical and mental phenomena, you are studying the truth about yourself.

The object of meditation and the mind which knows it must be noted as they occur. If they are not noted, desire arises and disturbs concentration.

It is never too late to turn on the light.

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

Meditation is not an escape from life but a way to fully engage with life.

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

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

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophical system but a practical guide to living.

Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.

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

As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we will never learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find compassion.

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few.

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

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

The goal of meditation is not to achieve a blank mind, but to gain insight into the nature of mind itself.

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

Every step on the path must be with the understanding of anicca - impermanence. This is the essence of the teaching.

We can learn to be present with whatever is happening in our lives, and in this way, we can begin to transform our relationship to difficulty.

In meditation, we are continuously discovering who and what we are.

The key to meditation is to recognize the nature of your mind rather than trying to change it.

True love is not for the faint-hearted.

Compassion is a verb.

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

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

Our own life has to be our message.

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.

The precious pot containing my riches becomes my teacher in the very moment it breaks.

The master's introduction is direct recognition of one's own nature. Meditation is maintaining the continuity of this recognition.

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.

The restraint of the senses is not a matter of suppression but of wise attention to our 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.

Faith is the firm foundation, diligence the supporting pillar, and wisdom the roof of the house of practice.

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

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.

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

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

Insight knowledge comes from direct experience, not from intellectual understanding.

The stages of insight unfold naturally when mindfulness is continuous. There is no need to desire them or try to make them happen.

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

Each moment of noting is a moment of purification, a moment of cultivating the path.

The technique of self-observation is the technique of observing the reality about oneself at the experiential level.

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

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