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

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

When mindfulness becomes continuous, the distinction between the observer and the observed begins to break down.

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

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

The Buddha's teachings are not about abandoning our lives but about bringing the fullness of our attention to our lives.

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.

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

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 experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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