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

When you note effectively, there is no time for defilements to arise. The mind becomes pure through noting.

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

Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

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

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Our basic nature is pure awareness that simply cognizes experience. Everything else is temporary and adventitious.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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