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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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.

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.