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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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.

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

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.

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

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