The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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.

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

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

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

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

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

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.

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

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as your capacity to ground your attention in the present moment.

The four foundations of mindfulness are not separate practices but different aspects of the same practice of clear awareness.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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