The obstacle is the path.

The object of meditation and the mind which knows it must be noted as they occur. If they are not noted, desire arises and disturbs concentration.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

Be happy at the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.

Compassion is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.

The best way to solve a problem is to help someone else solve their problem.

To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma.

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

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

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

It is never too late to turn on the light.

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

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

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

In meditation, we're not trying to get rid of thoughts but to recognize their true nature.

The menu is not the meal.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

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

The cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.

When I run from suffering, it follows me. When I face suffering with equanimity, it runs from me.

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

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

The mind that notes and the object that is noted are both impermanent. Understanding this leads to liberation.

The only way to fail at meditation is to stop doing it.

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

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

The goal of meditation is not to reach some highest place, but to remain in the place where you already are.

Personal experience is everything in Zen. No ideas are intelligible to those who have no backing of experience.

To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion. That myriad things come forth and experience themselves is awakening.

Mindfulness is the key to transformation. It enables us to see our experience as it really is, free from distortion and bias.

The more you understand impermanence, the more you appreciate every moment.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.