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

Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.

Meditation is not about trying to change your experience; it's about changing your relationship to your experience.

The root of all mind is your own present pure awareness. Rest in that essence without seeking elsewhere.

Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.

The practice of meditation is not about achieving states of bliss but about seeing things as they really are.

The practice of meditation is like tuning an instrument. Too tight, and the strings break. Too loose, and they won't play.

Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.

The goal of meditation is not to achieve a blank mind, but to gain insight into the nature of mind itself.

The challenge in meditation is not to eliminate thinking but to understand the nature of thought itself.

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

The practice of mindfulness is simple: whatever you experience, you observe and note it.

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

The rising and falling of the abdomen is not the main object. The main object is to develop mindfulness, concentration, and insight.

Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.

The essence of meditation is not something complicated or exotic. It is simply taking a break from our habitual patterns.

Meditation is not an escape from reality but a way to understand reality as it truly is.

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

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.

The noting mind and the object noted appear to occur as a pair. Through concentration they are seen to arise and vanish together.

Zazen is not step-by-step meditation. Rather it is simply the easy and pleasant practice of a Buddha, the realization of the Buddha's Wisdom.

Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.

Each breath is a new beginning, a fresh opportunity to awaken.

There are many ways to meditate. But at the heart of them all is mindfulness.

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.

The view is like a lion - it cannot be led around by anything else. Meditation is like an eagle - it cannot be distracted by anything else. Action is like a madman - it is free from accepting and rejecting.

The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.

The great gift of meditation is that it returns us to the simplicity of our own being.

The technique of self-observation is the technique of observing the reality about oneself at the experiential level.

Concentration develops naturally through continuous noting. Don't try to force concentration to arise.

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

In the monastery of your body, the monk of your mind must stay in retreat.

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

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

The purpose of meditation is to gain right understanding of the true nature of mental and physical phenomena.

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

Meditation is not about achieving anything. It's about letting go of everything.

The state of mind that exists when you sit in the right posture is, itself, enlightenment.

Leave your front door and your back door open. Allow your thoughts to come and go. Just don't serve them tea.

The mind is like a wild monkey, jumping here and there. But through meditation, we learn to see whatever arises in our mind with more spaciousness and clarity.

The most profound meditation is to think nothing at all.

Meditation is the road to happiness.

In meditation, we are continuously discovering who and what we are.

Meditation is not about escaping from difficulty but about meeting it with awareness.

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

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

Meditation is not about stopping thoughts, but recognizing that we are not our thoughts.

The zazen I speak of is not meditation practice. It is simply the dharma gate of joyful ease.

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

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

Knowledge must be stabilized by meditation. Without meditation, knowledge is like a child in battle.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

Meditation is not an escape from life but a way to fully engage with life.

Meditation is not just about sitting quietly, it's about transforming the mind.

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

The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation.

Sleep is the best meditation.

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.