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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

Be happy at the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

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

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

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

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

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 leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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 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.

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

The four foundations of mindfulness are not separate practices but different aspects of the same practice of clear awareness.

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

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

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

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

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

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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