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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

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

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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.

When you note pain, you should not dwell on the thought, "I feel pain." Simply recognize the presence of pain.

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

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

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

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

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.

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

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

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

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