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

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

The teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.

Our defilements are like tame tigers. If you feed them, they're tame. If you stop feeding them, they'll eat you up.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

The mind is like a wild monkey, jumping here and there. But through meditation, we learn to see whatever arises in our mind with more spaciousness and clarity.

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

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

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

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.

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

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

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

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

The practice is like peeling an onion. Layer after layer of delusion is removed through continuous mindfulness.

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

The path is not about perfecting ourselves, but about perfecting our love.

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

The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world.

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.

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

Wisdom is not something we have to strive to acquire. Rather, wisdom arises naturally as we open our hearts to the truth of what is.

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

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

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

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

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

Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.

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

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

Buddhist practice is not to eliminate life's problems but to grow with them patiently and with compassion.

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

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

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

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

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.

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

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

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

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

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

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

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

The archer ceases to be conscious of himself as the one who is engaged in hitting the bull's-eye which confronts him. This state of unconsciousness is realized only when, completely empty and rid of the self, he becomes one with the perfecting of his technical skill.

You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can't solve your own doubts. Investigate yourself to find the truth - inside, not outside.

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

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.

Meditation is like catching a fish. If you try to catch it quickly, you'll miss it. If you have patience and know how to wait, the fish will come.

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.

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

Genuine happiness comes from having developed basic human qualities, such as attention, emotional balance, and generosity.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

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

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

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

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

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