Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

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

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

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.

The spiritual journey begins with the recognition that beneath our surface happiness there lies a deep inner pain.

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

The path of practice requires both faith and wisdom, both devotion and understanding.

To see directly is to be free of hope and fear. Hope and fear are like a cloud before the sun.

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

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.

If you forget yourself, you become the universe.

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

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.

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.

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

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

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

What we learn about the world is colored by the way we approach it.

The moment you note a thought, it disappears. The noting mind keeps the hindrances away.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Recognize the emptiness of all phenomena, but do not become attached to emptiness itself.

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

Metta (loving-kindness) becomes truly effective only when it arises from a peaceful mind, a pure mind, a balanced mind.

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

The essence of Buddhist practice is to reduce our selfishness and to work for the benefit of others.

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that life contains suffering. The second noble truth is that the cause of suffering is craving.

Where is the place that your original face has not yet emerged?

The true mark of a spiritual practitioner is that your own behavior is better, not that you can criticize others well.

Enlightenment is not the end of change but the end of resistance to change.

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

Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.

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

Whoever told you that practice and enlightenment are separate?