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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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 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.

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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.

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

When you note pain, you should not dwell on the thought, "I feel pain." Simply recognize the presence of pain.

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

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

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

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

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.

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.

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

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.