The Ten Reminders 

1. Stop Seeking Elsewhere

Wisdom is not found in the future or through accumulation—it is what is already present when seeking ceases.

2. Sit and Be Still (Zazen)

Direct your attention inward without agenda. Let thought settle. Rest in the immediacy of now.

3. Observe the Mind Without Identifying

Let thoughts come and go like clouds. Don’t cling. Don’t resist. Just watch.

4. Feel the Body Fully

Anchor awareness in sensation. Feel each breath, sound, or movement without commentary.

5. Question Assumptions of Self

Who is aware? Where is this “I”? Look for the one who suffers, wants, or knows—and see if it can truly be found.

6. Let Go of Concepts

Wisdom is before thought. Drop the story, the labels, even the spiritual ones. Return to what simply is.

7. Meet Each Moment as It Is

Don’t add or subtract from what’s happening. This very moment, just as it is, is the gateway.

8. Act with Compassion and Simplicity

True wisdom expresses itself as kindness. No need for grand gestures—just honest, clear, responsive action.

9. Trust the Don’t-Know Mind

Rest in mystery. Let the “answer” be silence. Insight comes when you’re no longer grasping for it.

10. Realize There Is No Attainer

In the deepest wisdom, even the one who would gain enlightenment vanishes. There is just reality, awake and free.

Three Pointers 

Impermanence Is Everywhere
Everything is arising and passing—clinging leads to suffering. Let it go.

Suffering Comes from Grasping
The more tightly you hold, the more you suffer. Freedom is found in release.

Awareness Is Already Whole
You’re not becoming awareness—you are awareness. Return to this again and again.

These aren’t intellectual exercises—they’re meant to be lived. They’re not linear, there is no way to fail.  Begin again, right now.