Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

True peace is found not in the absence of experience but in the clear seeing of all experience.

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

Personal experience is everything in Zen. No ideas are intelligible to those who have no backing of experience.

We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree.

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

The farther you enter into truth, the deeper it is.

The root of suffering is not in the world outside us but in our own minds.

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

Awareness is the basis, or what you might call the "support," of the mind. It is steady and unchanging, like the pole to which the flag of ordinary consciousness is attached.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

The ultimate revolution is the spiritual revolution, where we learn to see reality as it truly is.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

Misery ceases to exist when we stop reacting to sensations.

The more you understand yourself, the more you understand the world.

Be happy at the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.

The six realms of existence are like a dream, why build a prison for yourself?

My religion is to live and die without regret.

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.

In the moment of pure noting, there is no self - only the knowing and the known.

Neither from itself nor from another, nor from both, nor without a cause, does anything whatever, anywhere arise.

The lamp of wisdom burns constantly, illuminating the nature of mind.

The practice of vipassana is the study of the self. When you study physical and mental phenomena, you are studying the truth about yourself.

If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look into your present actions.

The instant you speak about a thing, you miss the mark.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

Don't try to change the world. First, change yourself.

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them.

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear.

The person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future, who has no attachment and no aversion, has no conceptual imprints.

Compassion is not just about being kind to others. It's about being kind to ourselves as well.

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

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

Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophical system but a practical guide to living.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

What Zen wants us to do is to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature.

The essence of Buddhist practice is to bring everything onto the path. Every experience becomes an opportunity for awakening.

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

The stages of insight unfold naturally when mindfulness is continuous. There is no need to desire them or try to make them happen.

The most important factor in achieving happiness is the mind. Happiness and suffering are mental states and therefore depend on the mind.

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

The way to change the world is to change your own mind.

We can learn to be present with whatever is happening in our lives, and in this way, we can begin to transform our relationship to difficulty.

To what shall I compare this life? It is like a boat that left at dawn, leaving no trace.