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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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?

We can learn to be present with whatever is happening in our lives, and in this way, we can begin to transform our relationship to difficulty.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

What you are is what you have been. What you'll be is what you do now.

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.

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