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

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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

The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

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

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.

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

The most profound meditation is to think nothing at all.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meditation is the road to happiness.

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.

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

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

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

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

In the monastery of your body, the monk of your mind must stay in retreat.

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

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

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

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

The practice of meditation is like tuning an instrument. Too tight, and the strings break. Too loose, and they won't play.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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