The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

The ocean does not reject any water; therefore it is great. The mountain does not select its stones; therefore it is great.

The mind creates the abyss, and the heart crosses it.

The idea of Zen is to catch life as it flows. There is nothing extraordinary or mysterious about Zen. I raise my hand; I take a book from the other side of the desk; I hear the boys playing ball outside my window; I see the clouds blown away beyond the neighboring wood: all these I do in Zen.

The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy.

Sleep is the best meditation.

Our task is not to seek for love but to find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against it.

In the moment of love, awareness is very strong. Use that awareness, that strength of consciousness, to look into yourself.

The path is not about perfecting ourselves, but about perfecting our love.

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

The mind is intrinsically empty. It's empty of all that we perceive as being intrinsically "me" and "mine."

Although all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, they function perfectly well.

In the moment of anger, abandon anger but not the person. In the moment of attachment, abandon attachment but not the person.

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

Those who know emptiness, know impermanence. Those who know impermanence, know non-self. Those who know non-self, know peace.

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals.

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

The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.

Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.

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.

The state of mind that exists when you sit in the right posture is, itself, enlightenment.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

External phenomena are like a dream, whatever appears is not real. Recognize the nature of dream-like phenomena to be dream-like.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

Sankharas are the seeds of consciousness that manifest as sensations. By observing sensations equanimously, we stop creating new sankharas.

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

Study the Buddha's teaching which is present in every moment.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.