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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

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

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

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

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

Life is nothing but a continuous chain of sensations. Pleasant or unpleasant, observe them objectively.

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.