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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

The Buddha's teachings are not about abandoning our lives but about bringing the fullness of our attention to our lives.

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.

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

The only way to experience truth is to look within, to observe oneself.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

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

What you are is what you have been. What you'll be is what you do now.

The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

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

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.

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

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.

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.

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

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