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

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

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

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.

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.

Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

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

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 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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

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

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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