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

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

The most profound meditation is to think nothing at all.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

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

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

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

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

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

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

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

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

The most important things in our practice are our physical posture and our way of breathing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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