The practice of mindfulness is simply to bring awareness to what we are doing, what we are saying, and what we are thinking.

Buddhist practice is not to eliminate life's problems but to grow with them patiently and with compassion.

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

Suffering comes from our resistance to what is. Peace comes from our acceptance of what is.

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

When we attempt to exercise power or control over someone else, we cannot avoid giving that person the very same power or control over us.

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

The practice of Zen mind is beginner's mind. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Our basic nature is pure awareness that simply cognizes experience. Everything else is temporary and adventitious.

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: you won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

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.

Nothing is permanent. Everything is subject to change. Being is always becoming.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a new state of mind, but to recognize what is already present.

The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?

Peace in oneself, peace in the world.

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

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

As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who does not practice it.

The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

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

Wisdom is not about accumulating knowledge, but about seeing through all knowledge.

One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past could have been any different.

The practice of meditation is not about achieving states of bliss but about seeing things as they really are.

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

The key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion.

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

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

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.