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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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.

Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

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

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

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

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

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 simple: whatever you experience, you observe and note it.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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