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

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

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?

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

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 difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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.

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

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

We can learn to be present with whatever is happening in our lives, and in this way, we can begin to transform our relationship to difficulty.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meditation is not about getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

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

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

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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