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

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.

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

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.

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

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 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.

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

There are many ways to meditate. But at the heart of them all is mindfulness.

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 leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

Every time we become aware of a thought, as opposed to being lost in a thought, we experience that opening of the mind.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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