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

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

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

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.

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

One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts.

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

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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.