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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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.

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

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

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

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

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

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

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

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