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

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

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

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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.

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Self-awareness is the key to freedom. The more we understand ourselves, the more we understand how to be free.

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.

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

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

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

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