Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.

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

Generosity generates its own enthusiasm. We don't have to force ourselves to be generous; we just need to start.

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.

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.

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

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.

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

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

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

Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.

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

The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.

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

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.

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

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

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Through understanding emptiness, one does not become proud of one's virtues, just as one does not become proud of building a castle in the sky.

In the moment of love, awareness is very strong. Use that awareness, that strength of consciousness, to look into yourself.

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.

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 essence of Buddhism is not a belief system but a systematic investigation of our experience.

The Buddha's teaching is a middle way between all extremes, between eternalism and annihilationism, between self-indulgence and self-torture.

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

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

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

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

Love is not a feeling. It's a capability.

The Noble Eightfold Path is a path of training: training in ethical conduct, training in mental discipline, and training in wisdom.

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

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

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

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.

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

Time passes unhindered. When we make ourselves better, we make the world better.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

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

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.

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

The most important thing in life is to know death is coming and to prepare for it.

The practice of Zen is forgetting the self in the act of uniting with something.

Start from where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

The ultimate purpose of Buddhism is to serve and benefit humanity.

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

The rising and falling of the abdomen is not the main object. The main object is to develop mindfulness, concentration, and insight.

Meditation is not about getting rid of thoughts; it's about changing the way we relate to them.

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

The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

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.

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

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

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

Your mind is like a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.

Mindfulness is the quality and power of mind that is aware of what's happening—without judgment and without interference.

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