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.

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

Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer, see it, know it, be empty.

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.

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.

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

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

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

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

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

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

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.

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

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.

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

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

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

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

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 key to transformation. It enables us to see our experience as it really is, free from distortion and bias.

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.