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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The past is for learning from, not for living in.

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

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

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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.

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

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

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