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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

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 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.

The real purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here. Live in the present moment with awareness.

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

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

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

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

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