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

Technical knowledge is not enough. One must transcend techniques so that the art becomes an artless art, growing out of the unconscious.

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

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

The only thing that we truly have control over is our attitude toward experience.

If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

Understanding at the intellectual level is not enough. There must be experience at the actual level.

If you want to find peace, then look at that point where you find you're dissatisfied and investigate what's really going on.

The snow lion stays in the mountains, and the snow lion's ways are the snow lion's ways.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

The most profound meditation is to think nothing at all.

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

Start from where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Zen proposes its solution by directly appealing to facts of personal experience and not to book-knowledge.

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

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophical system but a practical guide to living.

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

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

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

The deepest happiness comes from having an enduring sense of purpose, one that gives our lives meaning beyond the endless pursuit of pleasure and success.

What Zen wants us to do is to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature.

The realization of impermanence leads not to despair but to a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of each moment.

Each of you is perfect the way you are... and you can use a little improvement.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

Self-awareness is the key to freedom. The more we understand ourselves, the more we understand how to be free.