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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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?

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

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

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

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

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.

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

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

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every experience is an opportunity to practice awareness.

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