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

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

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

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

When you practice zazen you should not try to attain anything. You should just sit in the complete calmness of your mind and not rely on anything.

True happiness is not found through the multiplication of desires but through their simplification.

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.

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

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

Compassion is a verb.

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer evil with good. Conquer stinginess with giving. Conquer deceit with truth.

Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past could have been any different.

Mindfulness is being aware of what's going on, not trying to control what's going on.

Meditation is not an escape from life but a way to fully engage with life.

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.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

The path is not about perfecting ourselves, but about perfecting our love.

External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.

The more precisely you note, the more clearly you understand. The more clearly you understand, the stronger your insight becomes.

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.

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

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

The Buddha's teaching challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.

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

When we rest in awareness, we discover a peace that is always present, regardless of circumstances.

The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions.

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

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Knowledge must be stabilized by meditation. Without meditation, knowledge is like a child in battle.

The heart of the path is quite simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are.

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

The practice of mindfulness transforms the mind from a place of suffering into an instrument of enlightenment.

The three characteristics - impermanence, suffering, and non-self - are not philosophical concepts but aspects of experience to be directly observed.

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 roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

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 archer ceases to be conscious of himself as the one who is engaged in hitting the bull's-eye which confronts him. This state of unconsciousness is realized only when, completely empty and rid of the self, he becomes one with the perfecting of his technical skill.

This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.

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

Ethical conduct is not a constraint upon our freedom but a condition of our freedom.

The mind has first to be attuned to the Unconscious.

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

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

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

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

Whoever told you that practice and enlightenment are separate?

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced mind that sees things clearly without reaction.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

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

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

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

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

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

The practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.

Meditation is not just about sitting quietly, it's about transforming the mind.

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

The essence of Buddhist practice is to bring everything onto the path. Every experience becomes an opportunity for awakening.