Don't be afraid of the future. The future is good.

The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

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

The root of suffering is attachment.

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

True freedom is a freedom from the tyranny of our own thoughts and afflictive emotions.

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

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

The mind is like a room with many windows. Open them all and let the fresh air in.

Right practice is steady practice. Whether you feel lazy or diligent, just keep practicing.

When you understand that all phenomena are impermanent, unsatisfactory, and non-self, attachment naturally falls away.

The deepest happiness comes from having an enduring sense of purpose, one that gives our lives meaning beyond the endless pursuit of pleasure and success.

Your mind is like a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

Real happiness lies within. It cannot be found in external objects or achievements.

Mindfulness is attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.

Zen is a way of life, not a theory or a piece of knowledge to be stored away in our minds.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

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

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

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

The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.

Compassion is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.

The spiritual journey is not about heaven and finally getting to a place that's really swell.

Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.

The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought.

When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce.

The three characteristics - impermanence, suffering, and non-self - are not philosophical concepts but aspects of experience to be directly observed.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

The contradiction so puzzling to the ordinary way of thinking comes from the fact that we have to use language to communicate our inner experience, which in its very nature transcends linguistics.

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.

Not by hatred is hatred conquered, but by love alone. This is an eternal law.

Real peace comes from seeing things as they really are, not as we want them to be.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher.

True love is not for the faint-hearted.

Life is like a cup of tea. It's all in how you make it.

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

Craving and aversion are the roots of suffering. Observe them with equanimity.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

If I had any position, I would thereby have a flaw. But since I have no position, I alone am without flaw.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

The nature of mind is clearer than the sky, yet we keep looking elsewhere.

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help.

The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.

The nature of mind is not something we need to achieve - it's something we need to recognize.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

When you note pain, you are not trying to make it go away. You are trying to understand its true nature.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.