‘Grasping at things is surely delusion; according with sameness is still not enlightenment.’ Sandōkai

‘The Buddha said that the assertion that all things are empty refers to nothing other than the awareness that they are empty of selfhood.’ Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

‘The beginning of this buddha-knowledge is the discovery of the wondrous law of the one mind.’ Zen Master Hakuin

‘A poem says: If in one morning we can completely extinguish our karma produced by ignorance, in the middle of the night the golden crow will fly across the sky.’ Kusan Sunim

‘Buddha nature, the self of all beings, is the simple truth as it is.’ Bassui Tokushō

‘Through meditation and awareness, we train the mind to become still, to see beyond surface appearances and the habitual patterns of thought that bind us to dualistic thinking.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘People talk a lot about freedom in the sense of being physically able to do what one wants. And yet that kind of freedom can lead to slavery.’ Ajahn Sumedho

Man, life is tough. Only yesterday, I had to become part of an argument in order to protect someone I love only to be blamed for heating up the issue by the same person. When I went back to my room, for the first time in a few years, I was less distressed than I used...

In this preview from her talk in our upcoming online course “Five Keys to the Complete Path of Mindfulness,” mindfulness teacher Diana Winston shares a profound quote from the late Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, emphasizing how simple activities, such as washing dishes,...

‘We turned our backs (on our Original-nature), so do not advocate searching outside for it. Having fully exposed the precious jewel, we do not know it as precious.’ Kusan Sunim