Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

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.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

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

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.

Try to be mindful and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.

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

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.

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

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.

Meditation is not about getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

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

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

The four foundations of mindfulness are not separate practices but different aspects of the same practice of clear awareness.

The best way to solve a problem is to help someone else solve their problem.

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

The path to liberation is a gradual path of self-discipline, self-development, and self-transformation.

Anxiety and excitement are the same emotion. The only difference is our attitude toward the experience.

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

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 sensation shares the same characteristic - arising, passing. Arising, passing. Learn to observe objectively.

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

Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.

When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

The measure of success in spiritual life is how peaceful you are.

The development of insight is gradual, but the realization of truth is sudden.

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

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

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

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a new state of mind, but to recognize what is already present.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

The force of the kindness of others is so strong, we can't possibly measure it.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

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

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.

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

When things fall apart and we're on the verge of we know not what, the test of each of us is to stay on that brink and not concretize.

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

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced state of mind.

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

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

Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as your capacity to ground your attention in the present moment.

When you practice zazen you should not try to attain anything. You should just sit in the complete calmness of your mind and not rely on anything.

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

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

Insight knowledge comes from direct experience, not from intellectual understanding.

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