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

Awareness is the basis, or what you might call the "support," of the mind. It is steady and unchanging, like the pole to which the flag of ordinary consciousness is attached.

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

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

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

When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

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

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

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

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

The whole path of mindfulness is about letting go. We let go of our attachment to our views, our attachment to our opinions, our attachment to our ideas.

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.

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

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.

Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what's happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what's happening.

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

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

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.

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

This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.

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

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

Life is nothing but a continuous chain of sensations. Pleasant or unpleasant, observe them objectively.

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.

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

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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.

Mindfulness is the quality and power of mind that is aware of what's happening—without judgment and without interference.

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

The awareness that you are here, right now, is the ultimate fact.

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.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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.

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

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.