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

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.

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what's happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what's happening.

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

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

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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 gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.

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

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

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

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

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 attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

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

Meditation is not an escape from life but a way to fully engage with life.

The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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?

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

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

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 future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

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

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

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

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

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.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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

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