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

The purpose of Buddhist practice is not to become a Buddhist but to awaken to the nature of reality.

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

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. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

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

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

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.

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

Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

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

The goal of meditation is not to reach some highest place, but to remain in the place where you already are.

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

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

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

Our own life has to be our message.

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

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Your mind is like a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.

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

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

The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.

The stages of insight unfold naturally when mindfulness is continuous. There is no need to desire them or try to make them happen.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.

Compassion is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.

Happiness is a skill that can be developed like playing an instrument or learning to read.

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

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.

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

Misery ceases to exist when we stop reacting to sensations.

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived, how well we have loved, how well we have learned to let go.

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

My religion is to live and die without regret.

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.

Every time we become aware of a thought, as opposed to being lost in a thought, we experience that opening of the mind.

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

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

The obstacle is the path.

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

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

Wisdom arises when you see the true characteristics of phenomena through direct experience.

We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things.

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

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

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

It is never too late to turn on the light.

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

Meditation is not about trying to change your experience; it's about changing your relationship to your experience.

The precious pot containing my riches becomes my teacher in the very moment it breaks.

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.

The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophical system but a practical guide to living.

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.

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

The Buddha taught us to leave alone the things that don't lead to awakening.

In meditation, we are continuously discovering who and what we are.