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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Meditation is not about getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Observe the reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

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.

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

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

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

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

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