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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

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

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

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

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.

Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

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.

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

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

The past is for learning from, not for living in.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Self-awareness is the key to freedom. The more we understand ourselves, the more we understand how to be free.

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

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

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

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