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

The practice of meditation is like tuning an instrument. Too tight, and the strings break. Too loose, and they won't play.

Misery ceases to exist when we stop reacting to sensations.

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

The Noble Eightfold Path is a path of training: training in ethical conduct, training in mental discipline, and training in wisdom.

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

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

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

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.

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

The moment you note a thought, it disappears. The noting mind keeps the hindrances away.

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

Each of you is perfect the way you are... and you can use a little improvement.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

In meditation, we're not trying to get rid of thoughts but to recognize their true nature.

What you are is what you have been. What you'll be is what you do now.

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

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

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

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals.

The heart of one who practices is like the earth. No matter what they throw on it, the earth remains unchanged.

Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.

The practice of Zen mind is beginner's mind. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.

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.

Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.

Right practice is steady practice. Whether you feel lazy or diligent, just keep practicing.

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them.

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

Don't try to change the world. First, change 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.

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

Love is not a feeling. It's a capability.

The true path is not difficult; just avoid picking and choosing.

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

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

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

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

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.

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

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

The snow lion stays in the mountains, and the snow lion's ways are the snow lion's ways.

The door of your heart can only be opened from the inside.

The cultivation of loving-kindness has the power to transform enmity into amity, hostility into hospitality.

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

Concentration develops naturally through continuous noting. Don't try to force concentration to arise.

The technique of self-observation is the technique of observing the reality about oneself at the experiential level.

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

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

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

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

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

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophy or a religion; it is a method of practice.

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

The Buddha's teaching is not about belief but about investigation, not about accepting but about examining.

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

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind.