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

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.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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?