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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

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

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?

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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.

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

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

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

This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.