Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

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

Moment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice.

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.

Ethical conduct is not a constraint upon our freedom but a condition of our freedom.

The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

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

Wisdom arises when you see the true characteristics of phenomena through direct experience.

The challenge in meditation is not to eliminate thinking but to understand the nature of thought itself.

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.

The mind has first to be attuned to the Unconscious.

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

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.

The essence of Buddhism is not a belief system but a systematic investigation of our experience.

The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but through understanding and through letting go.

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

Technical knowledge is not enough. One must transcend techniques so that the art becomes an artless art, growing out of the unconscious.

People who study a lot but don't practice are like a ladle in a soup pot. It's in the soup every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup.

The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.

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

When mindfulness is weak, defilements are strong; when mindfulness is strong, defilements are weak.

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

Meditation is not about getting rid of thoughts; it's about changing the way we relate to them.

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

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

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

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

Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

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

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.

The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

The practice of Dharma is a constant battle within oneself.

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

The mind is like a room with many windows. Open them all and let the fresh air in.

We deal with our mind from morning until evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.

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

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

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

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

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

The practice of meditation is like learning to play an instrument - it takes patience, regular practice, and a gentle touch.

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

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

The Buddha's path is not about becoming somebody different but about becoming more and more who you really are.

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

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 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.

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