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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

When mindfulness is weak, defilements are strong; when mindfulness is strong, defilements are weak.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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 more precisely you note, the more clearly you understand. The more clearly you understand, the stronger your insight becomes.

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

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

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

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

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

Observe the reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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.

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