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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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

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

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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.