“Learning to treat ourselves lovingly may at first feel like a dangerous experiment.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“You can see your thoughts and emotions arise & create space for them even if they are uncomfortable.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“There is nothing going on around you that is more important than what is going on inside of you.” — Cynthia Unger Copy Share Image
“The mind is a sweetheart, when it is wondering; and a bitch, when it is wandering.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“The same way we grow our bodies we must attend to our mind and spirit.” — Nikki rowe Copy Share Image
This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart. — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“There is no work-life balance. We have one life. What's most important is that you be awake for it.” — Janice Marturano Copy Share Image
In Zen we do everything perfectly. We feel that our outer actions are a reflection of our inner state. We call it… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“People successful in life, in business, and in relationships are living into a process that leads to excellence; these are the people… — Ben Bergeron Copy Share Image
Whatever forms of meditation you practice, the most important point is to apply mindfulness continuously, and make a sustained effort. It is… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Be mindful 24 hours a day, not just during the one hour you may allot for formal meditation or reading scripture and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one's self; but the point is not only to get out -… — Henry James Copy Share Image
I think you have to include your legacy in everything that you do because it makes you proceed with a little more… — Tichina Arnold Copy Share Image
“The clutter we live with is a distraction itself. This isn't to say that mindfulness is not attainable without our surroundings being… — Shea Matthew Fisher Copy Share Image
When I do martial arts, I feel like its inward facing. Like, I'm improving myself, I'm getting healthier. It's almost like mindfulness… — Sharice Davids Copy Share Image
Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“[I]t is useful at times to admit to yourself that you don't know your way and to be open to help from… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Above all, be at ease, be as natural and spacious as possible. Slip quietly out of the noose of your habitual anxious… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
People who spend a great deal of time in their gardens attest to the natural mindfulness that gardening requires. What could be… — Surya Das Copy Share Image
“Eventually it will become quiet enough so that you can simply watch the heart begin to react, and let go before the… — Michael A. Singer Copy Share Image
“Wholehearted acceptance is a basic element of love, starting with love for ourselves, and a gateway to joy. Through the practices of… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When we’re practicing asana, the movement and that awareness of what we experience in each shift, each new position, each breath, helps… — Raegan Robinson Copy Share Image
“James Baraz in his book Awakening Joy, “Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were… — S.J. Scott Copy Share Image
I am not nearly so interested in what monkey man was derived from as I am in what kind of monkey he… — Loren Eiseley Copy Share Image
Mindfulness meditation is the embrace of any and all mind states in awareness, without preferring one to another. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“By way of watching your mind, you will see life beyond a mere set of habits, emotions and beliefs.” — Rajeev Kurapati Copy Share Image
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21) — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Reclaim your evenings with screen-free wind-down rituals. Journaling, music, or dim lighting—it all adds up to better rest.” — Felecia Etienne Copy Share Image
When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by. — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter what your work really is. It is exciting to do well at something. It empowers you. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“There’s no denying that it takes effort to set the intention to see our fundamental connected-ness with others.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
First, we must do our own personal work, then we tend the necessary work of our family, then our community, then the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“The problem is not the unhappiness and disappointment you feel at harvest time; the problem is the seeds you planted last spring.” — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment is the moment when you are most alive and most compassionate.” — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
When we practice mindfulness, our nonphysical side merges with the nonphysical side of that which we are experiencing. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Life is a flow which we can either resist or go with it gracefully.” — Tonmoy Acharjee Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness may help you gain insight into your role in conflicts with others, it won’t single-highhandedly help you resolve them.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
But peace, too, is a living thing and like all life it must wax and wane, accommodate, withstand trials, and undergo changes. — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
In an asana, the mind has to reach inside the body to find a quiet space until a point comes where perfect… — Geeta Iyengar Copy Share Image