Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.