Sleep is the best meditation.

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.

The moment you note a thought, it disappears. The noting mind keeps the hindrances away.

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

The purpose of meditation is to gain right understanding of the true nature of mental and physical phenomena.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

The practice of meditation requires both energy and patience, both effort and relaxation.

Meditation is not about trying to change your experience; it's about changing your relationship to your experience.

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

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.

The practice of mindfulness is simple: whatever you experience, you observe and note it.

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

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

Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.

The root of all mind is your own present pure awareness. Rest in that essence without seeking elsewhere.

Leave your front door and your back door open. Allow your thoughts to come and go. Just don't serve them tea.

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

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

The key to meditation is to recognize the nature of your mind rather than trying to change it.

Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.

The goal of meditation is not to reach some highest place, but to remain in the place where you already are.

The practice is simply this: keep coming back to your breath during the day. This will give your mind a steadiness and your life a balance.

The view is like a lion - it cannot be led around by anything else. Meditation is like an eagle - it cannot be distracted by anything else. Action is like a madman - it is free from accepting and rejecting.

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

Each breath is a new beginning, a fresh opportunity to awaken.

The master's introduction is direct recognition of one's own nature. Meditation is maintaining the continuity of this recognition.

The challenge in meditation is not to eliminate thinking but to understand the nature of thought itself.

When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

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

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

Short moments, many times. That is the essence of meditation practice.

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

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

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

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

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

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

Concentration and insight are like two wings of a bird: both are necessary for the flight to liberation.

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

The state of mind that exists when you sit in the right posture is, itself, enlightenment.

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

The technique of self-observation is the technique of observing the reality about oneself at the experiential level.

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

When thoughts arise, recognize them as the display of your own awareness, like recognizing your own children in a crowd.

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

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

Zazen is not step-by-step meditation. Rather it is simply the easy and pleasant practice of a Buddha, the realization of the Buddha's Wisdom.

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

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

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.

Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.

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

The purpose of meditation is not to create a new state of mind, but to recognize what is already present.

The zazen I speak of is not meditation practice. It is simply the dharma gate of joyful ease.

The noting mind and the object noted appear to occur as a pair. Through concentration they are seen to arise and vanish together.

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

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

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