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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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.

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.

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

The past is for learning from, not for living in.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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