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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Mindfulness is attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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?

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

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

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

The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

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.

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