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 attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

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

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

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

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 helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

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

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

Life is available only in the present moment.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

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

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

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.