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

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

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

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

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

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.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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.

Mindfulness is being aware of what's going on, not trying to control what's going on.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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?

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

The practice of mindfulness is simply to bring awareness to what we are doing, what we are saying, and what we are thinking.

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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