Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

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

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

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

Mindfulness is the key to transformation. It enables us to see our experience as it really is, free from distortion and bias.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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 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.

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.

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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