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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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.

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer, see it, know it, be empty.

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

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