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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

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 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.

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

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