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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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.

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

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

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

Mindfulness is the quality and power of mind that is aware of what's happening—without judgment and without interference.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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