Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

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

Mindfulness is the key to transformation. It enables us to see our experience as it really is, free from distortion and bias.

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

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

Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.

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

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

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

True love is not for the faint-hearted.

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

Each moment of noting is a moment of purification, a moment of cultivating the path.

Whoever told you that practice and enlightenment are separate?

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

The truth of Zen is the truth of life, and life means to live, to move, to act, not merely to reflect.

Meditation is not about stopping thoughts, but recognizing that we are not our thoughts.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

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

We can learn to be present with whatever is happening in our lives, and in this way, we can begin to transform our relationship to difficulty.

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

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

The practice of mindfulness is simple: whatever you experience, you observe and note it.

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

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

The path is the goal. Every step of the journey is the journey.

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

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

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

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.

Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have - it is an inner quality that unfolds as we learn to trust our own deepest experience.

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

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

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

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

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

The more clearly you see the arising and passing of phenomena, the less you will be attached to them.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.

The most profound meditation is to think nothing at all.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

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

At the bottom of great doubt lies great awakening. If you doubt fully, you will awaken fully.

Compassion is not mere sentiment but a powerful force that can transform both ourselves and others.

The practice of Dharma is a constant battle within oneself.

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.