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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

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

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

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

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

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

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.

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 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 key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

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

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

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

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.

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

The practice of mindfulness transforms the mind from a place of suffering into an instrument of enlightenment.

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

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

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.

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

Try to be mindful and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.