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

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

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

Sensations are not your enemy. They are your teacher. Through observing them, you understand the truth of existence.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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.

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.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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.

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.