The heart of the path is quite simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are.

The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.

The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.

The role of Zen is neither to stand above life nor to run away from it, but to face it with a spirit of determination.

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

Compassion is not just about being kind to others. It's about being kind to ourselves as well.

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

The path of insight is a path of discovery, not a path of creation. We are discovering what is already there.

Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.

Moment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice.

The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?

The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

The path of practice requires both faith and wisdom, both devotion and understanding.

Every moment of mindfulness is a step on the path to liberation. Each step is valuable, no matter how small.

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

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.

The Buddha's teaching challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.

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

Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.

The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but through understanding and through letting go.

Through understanding emptiness, one does not become proud of one's virtues, just as one does not become proud of building a castle in the sky.

The development of insight is gradual, but the realization of truth is sudden.

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

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.

Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.

Our practice cannot be perfect, but without being discouraged by this, we should continue it. This is the secret of practice.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Don't try to change the world. First, change yourself.

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

We deal with our mind from morning until evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.

Wisdom is not about accumulating knowledge, but about seeing through all knowledge.

The most important things in our practice are our physical posture and our way of breathing.

Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

The key to meditation is to recognize the nature of your mind rather than trying to change it.

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

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

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

The practice is like peeling an onion. Layer after layer of delusion is removed through continuous mindfulness.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.

The greatest obstacle to meditation is our expectation about what it should be.

Whoever told you that practice and enlightenment are separate?

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

It is never too late to turn on the light.

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

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

Don't be afraid of the future. The future is good.

Mindfulness is the quality and power of mind that is aware of what's happening—without judgment and without interference.

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as your capacity to ground your attention in the present moment.

Our emotions are like waves in the ocean. We can't stop the waves, but we can learn to surf.

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.