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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Each moment of noting is a moment of purification, a moment of cultivating the path.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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.

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.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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.

Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.

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

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