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

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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 the practice of being alive in the present moment.

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

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

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

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

Mindfulness is the quality and power of mind that is aware of what's happening—without judgment and without interference.

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

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

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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

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

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