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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

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

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

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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

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.

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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 getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

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

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.

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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