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

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

Mindfulness is attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

There are many ways to meditate. But at the heart of them all is 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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