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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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

Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

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

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

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

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 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.

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