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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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?

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

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

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