True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

The practice of Zen mind is beginner's mind. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

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

Faith is the firm foundation, diligence the supporting pillar, and wisdom the roof of the house of practice.

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

Liberation is found in the practice, not in the theory.

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

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

Compassion is a verb.

The purpose of life is to be happy, to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is not to be well known, cited, or powerful.

To live fully is to let go and die with each step.

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.

Like a dream, like an illusion, like a city of gandharvas, that's how birth, and that's how living, that's how dying are taught to be.

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

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

Every step on the path must be with the understanding of anicca - impermanence. This is the essence of the teaching.

Suffering comes from our resistance to what is. Peace comes from our acceptance of what is.

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.

The practice is simply this: keep coming back to your breath during the day. This will give your mind a steadiness and your life a balance.

Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.

When you note effectively, there is no time for defilements to arise. The mind becomes pure through noting.

The development of wisdom requires both study and practice, both learning and direct experience.

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

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

When we know the truth, we become people who don't have to think much, we become people with wisdom.

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.