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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

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

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

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

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 awareness that you are here, right now, is the ultimate fact.

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Every moment of mindfulness is a step on the path to liberation. Each step is valuable, no matter how small.

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

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

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