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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 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.

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

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.

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

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

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

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

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

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

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

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.