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.

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Each breath is a new beginning, a fresh opportunity to awaken.

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

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

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.

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

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.

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

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

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