There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

To meditate with mindful breathing is to bring body and mind back to the present moment so that you do not miss your appointment with life.

To be free, first of all, is to be free from wrong views that are the foundation of all kinds of suffering and fear and violence.

Every step taken in mindfulness brings us one step closer to healing ourselves and the planet.

Mindfulness is the miracle by which we master and restore ourselves.

I know that we do not know enough. We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality.

The practice of Zen is to eat, breathe, cook, carry water, and scrub the toilet — to infuse every act of body, speech, and mind — with mindfulness, to illuminate every leaf and pebble, every heap of garbage, every path that leads to our mind's return home.