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

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

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

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

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

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

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

The law of nature is the law of cause and effect. As you sow, so shall you reap.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.

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

Zen teaches nothing; it merely enables us to wake up and become aware. It does not teach, it points.

The essence of Buddhist practice is to bring everything onto the path. Every experience becomes an opportunity for awakening.

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

We need to learn to let our emotions pass through us like waves, without getting caught in their undertow.

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

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

If it isn't good, let it die. If it doesn't die, make it good.

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

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.

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

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

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

Liberation is found in the practice, not in the theory.

Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way to understand reality as it truly is.

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 obstacle is the path.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

The great gift of meditation is that it returns us to the simplicity of our own being.

If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything.

The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.

Through understanding emptiness, one does not become proud of one's virtues, just as one does not become proud of building a castle in the sky.

When you note pain, you are not trying to make it go away. You are trying to understand its true nature.

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

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

Panic is a gateway to wisdom. When we learn to stay present with our panic, it becomes our teacher.

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

The path of insight is a path of discovery, not a path of creation. We are discovering what is already there.

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.

Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

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

Wisdom is not about accumulating knowledge, but about seeing through all knowledge.

There are many ways to meditate. But at the heart of them all is mindfulness.

The spiritual journey begins with the recognition that beneath our surface happiness there lies a deep inner pain.

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

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

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

Self-awareness is the key to freedom. The more we understand ourselves, the more we understand how to be free.

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.