Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

Moment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice.

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.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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.

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

The whole path of mindfulness is about letting go. We let go of our attachment to our views, our attachment to our opinions, our attachment to our ideas.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

The practice of mindfulness is simple: whatever you experience, you observe and note it.

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

When you note pain, you should not dwell on the thought, "I feel pain." Simply recognize the presence of pain.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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