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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

Every moment is a fresh beginning. Every breath is a new chance.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

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

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

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

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

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

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