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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

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

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.