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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer, see it, know it, be empty.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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