When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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.

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

One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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

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

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.

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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

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