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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

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 signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

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

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

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

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.

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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.

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

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

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

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.

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

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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 you note pain, you are not trying to make it go away. You are trying to understand its true nature.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Every sensation shares the same characteristic - arising, passing. Arising, passing. Learn to observe objectively.

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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 is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

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

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

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?

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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.

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