The key to meditation is to recognize the nature of your mind rather than trying to change it.

Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken.

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

Short moments, many times. That is the essence of meditation practice.

Everybody has the light of Buddha within, but they don't look for it.

The master's introduction is direct recognition of one's own nature. Meditation is maintaining the continuity of this recognition.

Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer, see it, know it, be empty.

The quality of every moment depends on the state of our minds.

Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space?

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

Happiness is not about getting what you want, but wanting what you've got.

Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.

Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead, it's about becoming more fully human.

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.

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

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

In my youth I studied, in my prime I practiced, now all my doubts are cleared.

If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.

The root of suffering is not in the world outside us but in our own minds.

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

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.

Happiness is not the pursuit of an endless succession of experiences but an attitude toward life.

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.

The key to the Buddha's teaching is not grasping, not trying to hold onto things that are essentially impermanent and unstable.

The victorious ones have said that emptiness is the relinquishing of all views. Those who are possessed of the view of emptiness are said to be incurable.

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

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

Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

Each breath is a new beginning, a fresh opportunity to awaken.