Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

Wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.

The mind is like a well-forged sword - it adapts to all situations.

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

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

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.

The only things that are truly mine are my actions and their results.

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

Birth and death are neither two things nor one thing. Life is not an appearance, death is not a disappearance.

Liberation is found in the practice, not in the theory.

Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.

The essence of all phenomena is empty and clear like space. The nature of mind is awareness-emptiness like the sun and sky.

Generosity generates its own enthusiasm. We don't have to force ourselves to be generous; we just need to start.

The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with.

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth.

Life is available only in the present moment.

Panic is a gateway to wisdom. When we learn to stay present with our panic, it becomes our teacher.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

Intrinsically all living beings are Buddhas, just as ice and water are of the same substance.

The truth of Zen is the truth of life, and life means to live, to move, to act, not merely to reflect.

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

When we develop patience, we find that we develop a reserve of calm and tranquility.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

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.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

The only thing that we truly have control over is our attitude toward experience.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

The heart of one who practices is like the earth. No matter what they throw on it, the earth remains unchanged.

The highest mantra is to be without deception. The highest medicine is to have few desires. The highest meditation is not to be attached.

The superior person is like water, bringing benefit to all without competing.