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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The Buddha's teachings are not about abandoning our lives but about bringing the fullness of our attention to our lives.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Study the Buddha's teaching which is present in every moment.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here. Live in the present moment with awareness.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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