Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.

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

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

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.

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

Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way to understand reality as it truly is.

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

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

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

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

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

The entire path is a path of self-responsibility. Nobody else can walk it for you.

Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.

Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

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

Meditation is not about achieving anything. It's about letting go of everything.

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

The past is gone, the future is not yet here. Live in the present moment with awareness.

The basic idea of Zen is to come in touch with the inner workings of our being, and to do this in the most direct way possible, without resorting to anything external or superadded.

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

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

Meditation is the road to happiness.

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

The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

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

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

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

The Noble Eightfold Path is not a path of mere intellectual understanding but a path of practice, of inner transformation.

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

When you listen to someone, you should give up all your preconceived ideas and your subjective opinions.

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don't accept praise or gain or anything else. 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.

The great gift of meditation is that it returns us to the simplicity of our own being.

Our own life has to be our message.

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.

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

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

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

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

The real purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

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

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

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

The essence of meditation is not something complicated or exotic. It is simply taking a break from our habitual patterns.

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.

The only way to experience truth is to look within, to observe oneself.

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

The mind is like a room with many windows. Open them all and let the fresh air in.

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

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

In true vipassana practice, there is no room for likes and dislikes. There is only observation.

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

Sensations are not your enemy. They are your teacher. Through observing them, you understand the truth of existence.

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

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

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

The role of Zen is neither to stand above life nor to run away from it, but to face it with a spirit of determination.