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

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

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

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

Try to be mindful and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Mindfulness is the key to transformation. It enables us to see our experience as it really is, free from distortion and bias.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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.

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

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

The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

The past is for learning from, not for living in.

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

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

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