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

Not by hatred is hatred conquered, but by love alone. This is an eternal law.

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

The practice of vipassana is the study of the self. When you study physical and mental phenomena, you are studying the truth about yourself.

The essence of Buddhist practice is to reduce our selfishness and to work for the benefit of others.

The development of wisdom requires both study and practice, both learning and direct experience.

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

Our emotions are like waves in the ocean. We can't stop the waves, but we can learn to surf.

When mindfulness is weak, defilements are strong; when mindfulness is strong, defilements are weak.

The most profound meditation is to think nothing at all.

The practitioner and practice are like fire and wood. The more you practice, the more you burn.

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.

Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.

In my youth I studied, in my prime I practiced, now all my doubts are cleared.

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

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

The practice is like peeling an onion. Layer after layer of delusion is removed through continuous mindfulness.

The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.

Our practice cannot be perfect, but without being discouraged by this, we should continue it. This is the secret of practice.

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 like catching a fish. If you try to catch it quickly, you'll miss it. If you have patience and know how to wait, the fish will come.

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

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.

The cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.

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

The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

The goal of meditation is not to achieve a blank mind, but to gain insight into the nature of mind itself.

Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we're holding back.

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

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

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

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

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

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

As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who does not practice it.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

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

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

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

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

The greatest obstacle to meditation is our expectation about what it should be.

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.

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

The path to liberation requires both individual effort and the support of the spiritual community.

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

It is never too late to turn on the light.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

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

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

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

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

Understanding at the intellectual level is not enough. There must be experience at the actual level.