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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.

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

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.

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

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

Meditation is not an escape from life but a way to fully engage with life.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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