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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

In the spring, hundreds of flowers; in autumn, a harvest moon; in the summer, a refreshing breeze; in winter, snow will accompany you. If useless things do not hang in your mind, any season is a good season for you.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Awareness is the basis, or what you might call the "support," of the mind. It is steady and unchanging, like the pole to which the flag of ordinary consciousness is attached.

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

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

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

Each breath is a new beginning, a fresh opportunity to awaken.

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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