Better to have one moment of genuine meditation than to perform religious activities for a thousand years.

The whole path of mindfulness is about letting go. We let go of our attachment to our views, our attachment to our opinions, our attachment to our ideas.

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

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

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

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.

When things fall apart and we're on the verge of we know not what, the test of each of us is to stay on that brink and not concretize.

The only things that are truly mine are my actions and their results.

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few.

To live – is that not enough? To love – is that not everything?

The practice of meditation is like learning to play an instrument - it takes patience, regular practice, and a gentle touch.

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

In true vipassana practice, there is no room for likes and dislikes. There is only observation.

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.

The mind of the past is ungraspable; the mind of the future is ungraspable; the mind of the present is ungraspable.

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

The moment you note a thought, it disappears. The noting mind keeps the hindrances away.

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

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

When we understand others, we understand ourselves. When we love others, we love ourselves.

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

This very body is the Buddha. And this very earth the lotus paradise.

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.

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.

Where is the place that your original face has not yet emerged?

We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It's just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.

Meditation is the road to happiness.

The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world.

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth.

When you practice zazen you should not try to attain anything. You should just sit in the complete calmness of your mind and not rely on anything.