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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as your capacity to ground your attention in the present moment.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer, see it, know it, be empty.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.