Study the Buddha's teaching which is present in every moment.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have - it is an inner quality that unfolds as we learn to trust our own deepest experience.

Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.

When you note effectively, there is no time for defilements to arise. The mind becomes pure through noting.

The rising and falling of the abdomen is not the main object. The main object is to develop mindfulness, concentration, and insight.

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

Sticking with uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic—this is the spiritual path.

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

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

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

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

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

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

The practice of Buddhism is fundamentally a practice of expanding our happiness and diminishing our suffering.

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

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.

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

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

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

Every moment of confusion is also a moment of wisdom, if we can learn to recognize it.

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

Zen proposes its solution by directly appealing to facts of personal experience and not to book-knowledge.

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

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

Meditation is not just about sitting quietly, it's about transforming the mind.

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

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

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

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

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.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

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

The idea of Zen is to catch life as it flows. There is nothing extraordinary or mysterious about Zen. I raise my hand; I take a book from the other side of the desk; I hear the boys playing ball outside my window; I see the clouds blown away beyond the neighboring wood: all these I do in Zen.

The entire path is a path of self-responsibility. Nobody else can walk it for you.

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

In true vipassana practice, there is no room for likes and dislikes. There is only observation.

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

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

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

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

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

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

Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer, see it, know it, be empty.

When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

At the bottom of great doubt lies great awakening. If you doubt fully, you will awaken fully.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

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

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

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

The practice of mindfulness is simply to bring awareness to what we are doing, what we are saying, and what we are thinking.

The practice of meditation is not about achieving states of bliss but about seeing things as they really are.

The Buddha's teaching is a teaching of self-reliance, of being one's own master, one's own refuge.

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.

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

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