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

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

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

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

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Life is available only 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Every moment is a fresh beginning. Every breath is a new chance.

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

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.

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