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.

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.

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

Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what's happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what's happening.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

What you are is what you have been. What you'll be is what you do now.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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