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

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

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

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

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

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

The quality of every moment depends on the state of our minds.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space?

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

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

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.

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

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

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.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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