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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

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

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

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

When you note pain, you should not dwell on the thought, "I feel pain." Simply recognize the presence of pain.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

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

One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

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

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

Study the Buddha's teaching which is present in every moment.

Every sensation shares the same characteristic - arising, passing. Arising, passing. Learn to observe objectively.

When you note effectively, there is no time for defilements to arise. The mind becomes pure through noting.

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

Be happy at the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.

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

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

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.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here. Live in the present moment with awareness.

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The more precisely you note, the more clearly you understand. The more clearly you understand, the stronger your insight becomes.

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

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

Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

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

Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

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

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

The practice is not about achieving special states but about seeing ordinary experience with extraordinary clarity.

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

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

The true 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 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.

Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space?

Mindfulness is attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

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 is simple: whatever you experience, you observe and note it.

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

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.

Life is available only in the present moment.

Self-awareness is the key to freedom. The more we understand ourselves, the more we understand how to be free.

Every moment is a fresh beginning. Every breath is a new chance.

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

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

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

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.

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.

Observe the reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.