When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

When we rest in awareness, we discover a peace that is always present, regardless of circumstances.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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.

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

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

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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