The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

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

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

The practice of meditation is not about achieving states of bliss but about seeing things as they really are.

You are the master of your own mind. You can be your best friend or your worst enemy.

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

Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

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

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

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

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

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

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

Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

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

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.

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

Where there is great doubt, there is great awakening; small doubt, small awakening; no doubt, no awakening.

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

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

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

When things fall apart and we're on the verge of we know not what, the test of each of us is to stay on that brink and not concretize.

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

The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.

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

The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?

Devotion is the head of meditation, as is often said. When you are inspired by some spiritual teacher, you can have a very strong connection with that person, and thereby the blessings can enter.

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

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

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

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

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

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

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.

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 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.

Zen proposes its solution by directly appealing to facts of personal experience and not to book-knowledge.

The practice of mindfulness is simply to bring awareness to what we are doing, what we are saying, and what we are thinking.

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

When you generate negativity, you are the first victim of your negativity.

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

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

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

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

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

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

Life is nothing but a continuous chain of sensations. Pleasant or unpleasant, observe them objectively.

Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

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

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as your capacity to ground your attention in the present moment.

As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we will never learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find compassion.

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

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