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

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.

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?

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

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

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

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

Each breath is a new beginning, a fresh opportunity to awaken.

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

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 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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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