Our basic nature is pure awareness that simply cognizes experience. Everything else is temporary and adventitious.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

The quality of every moment depends on the state of our minds.

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth.

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.

Sensations are not your enemy. They are your teacher. Through observing them, you understand the truth of existence.

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.

The perfect moment is this one, not the one you're waiting for.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

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

The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

What you are is what you have been. What you'll be is what you do now.

Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts.

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

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

The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.

Meditation is not about getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

Each moment of noting is a moment of purification, a moment of cultivating the path.

Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay.

When we rest in awareness, we discover a peace that is always present, regardless of circumstances.

Try to be mindful and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.

The four foundations of mindfulness are not separate practices but different aspects of the same practice of clear awareness.

The idea of Zen is to catch life as it flows. There is nothing extraordinary or mysterious about Zen. I raise my hand; I take a book from the other side of the desk; I hear the boys playing ball outside my window; I see the clouds blown away beyond the neighboring wood: all these I do in Zen.

Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

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

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

The only way to experience truth is to look within, to observe oneself.

When mindfulness is weak, defilements are strong; when mindfulness is strong, defilements are weak.

When you note pain, you are not trying to make it go away. You are trying to understand its true nature.

The past is for learning from, not for living in.

In the spiritual world there are no time divisions such as the past, present and future; for they have contracted themselves into a single moment of the present where life quivers in its true sense.

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

In the spring, hundreds of flowers; in autumn, a harvest moon; in the summer, a refreshing breeze; in winter, snow will accompany you. If useless things do not hang in your mind, any season is a good season for you.

The real purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

In the moment of pure noting, there is no self - only the knowing and the known.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

The practice of mindfulness transforms the mind from a place of suffering into an instrument of enlightenment.

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

When we look directly at our thoughts, they dissolve like bubbles in water.

The Buddha's teachings are not about abandoning our lives but about bringing the fullness of our attention to our lives.

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

We can learn to be present with whatever is happening in our lives, and in this way, we can begin to transform our relationship to difficulty.

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.

When mindfulness becomes continuous, the distinction between the observer and the observed begins to break down.

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.

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

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.