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

The difference between being caught in thoughts and being mindful of thoughts is like the difference between being in a movie and watching a movie.

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.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The practice of mindfulness is simple: whatever you experience, you observe and note it.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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