The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

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

Each moment of noting is a moment of purification, a moment of cultivating the path.

The true understanding is that the practice itself is enlightenment.

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

True happiness is born of letting go of what is unnecessary.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

To see the truth, do not be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease.

Emptiness is not nothingness. Emptiness is the space of possibility.

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

Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can't simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment.

Loving-kindness is not something we need to manufacture. It's a natural expression of our awakened nature.

The measure of success in spiritual life is how peaceful you are.

Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

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

Our emotions are like waves in the ocean. We can't stop the waves, but we can learn to surf.

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.

The role of Zen is neither to stand above life nor to run away from it, but to face it with a spirit of determination.

When you listen to someone, you should give up all your preconceived ideas and your subjective opinions.

The mind itself is the maker of all happiness and misery; yet beings do not understand this and blame external conditions.

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

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

When mindfulness is weak, defilements are strong; when mindfulness is strong, defilements are weak.

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

In meditation, we are continuously discovering who and what we are.

When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity for accepting and having compassion for them is there.

We need to learn to let our emotions pass through us like waves, without getting caught in their undertow.

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

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

When the heart is still, it can be kind. When the mind is still, it can see clearly.

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

The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.