Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

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

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.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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?

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.

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