Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

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

The Buddha taught that wealth does not bring happiness and security. The pursuit of wealth is a matter of living in balance.

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

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

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

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 more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

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

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.

We need the courage to learn from our experience and the wisdom to be willing to change and grow.

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

The deepest happiness comes from having an enduring sense of purpose, one that gives our lives meaning beyond the endless pursuit of pleasure and success.

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

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 dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

Mindfulness is attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

The grass is greener where you water it.

Concentration develops naturally through continuous noting. Don't try to force concentration to arise.

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

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

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.

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

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.

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

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

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

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.

Instead of having a deep understanding of the teaching, we need a strong confidence in our teaching, which says that originally we have Buddha nature.

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

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

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

The Buddha's teachings are not about abandoning our lives but about bringing the fullness of our attention to our lives.

Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we're holding back.

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

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

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.

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

The zazen I speak of is not meditation practice. It is simply the dharma gate of joyful ease.

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

The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don't accept praise or gain or anything else. 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.

Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.

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

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

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

Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

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

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

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.

The cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.

The practice of mindfulness transforms the mind from a place of suffering into an instrument of enlightenment.

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