Meditation is the road to happiness.

Meditation is not about escaping from difficulty but about meeting it with awareness.

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 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.

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 most profound meditation is to think nothing at all.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

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

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

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

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort.

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

The only way to fail at meditation is to stop doing it.

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

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

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

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

Sankharas are the seeds of consciousness that manifest as sensations. By observing sensations equanimously, we stop creating new sankharas.

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

Meditation is like catching a fish. If you try to catch it quickly, you'll miss it. If you have patience and know how to wait, the fish will come.

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

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

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

Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.

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

Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.

Sleep is the best meditation.

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.

Better to have one moment of genuine meditation than to perform religious activities for a thousand years.

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

Meditation is not about stopping thoughts, but recognizing that we are not our thoughts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The practice of meditation is like learning to play an instrument - it takes patience, regular practice, and a gentle touch.

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

The object of meditation and the mind which knows it must be noted as they occur. If they are not noted, desire arises and disturbs concentration.

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