“Nen is mindfulness, attention to the present with a quality of vibrant awareness, as if this present moment were one’s last.” — Peter Matthiessen Copy Share Image
Of all footprints, that of the elephant is supreme. Similarly, of all mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“The mind is a garden; your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds.” — David Maze Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is a pause -- the space between stimulus and response: that's where choice lies. — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness is attainable when one can embrace life, not its circumstances.” — Michelle Cruz-Rosado Copy Share Image
The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
“If we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Quietude As music is not in the notes, but in the silence between the notes, the real joy of life is not… — Amar Ochani Copy Share Image
With the happiness, ecstasy and power you gain from meditation, you can gradually remove your mind from the things it has become… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“If I don't understand you, I may be angry at you, all the time. We are not capable of understanding each other,… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“We should not elevate anyone higher than our own heart. If you do not value what you have to give then no… — Christine Evangelou Copy Share Image
“Navigating relationships within our own culture can be challenging enough. When diverse cultures are involved, however, a huge potential for misunderstanding, disrespect,… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“The Buddhists had a helpful analogy here. Picture the mind like a waterfall, they said: the water is the torrent of thoughts… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
I loved science, and when I discovered Buddhist meditative practices and martial arts, I was able to bridge those ways of knowing… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
If every day you practice walking and sitting meditation and generate the energy of mindfulness and concentration and peace, you are a… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“The next time you feel a sense of dissatisfaction, of something being missing or not quite right, turn inward as an experiment.… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Not only does the psyche exist, but it is existence itself. It is an almost absurd prejudice to suppose that existence can… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
If you have a friend who suffers, you have to help him.«My dear friend, you are on safe ground. Everything is okay… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Yoga practice is the most natural thing in the world. The body was designed to move in dynamic ways, and the lungs… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Without energy being invested in resisting the unwanted or dueling with fears, we have more energy and attention available for noticing not… — Charlette Mikulka Copy Share Image
“The light of compassion shined so steadily from within them that others could clearly see all the choices they were making, so… — Julie A. Barnes Copy Share Image
Next, feel your heart, literally placing your hand on your chest if you find that helpful. This is a way of accepting… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its flexibility. Without… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“The world moves faster than it used to, and I wonder how people have any time to admire the smaller joys of… — Mikki Brammer Copy Share Image
“What people resist the most about spiritual healing is changing their minds.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
Be courageous and face this moment in time consciously and with all the discernment and clarity within your power. — James O'Dea Copy Share Image
“Laughing at your pettiness probably works better than scolding yourself for it.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
...There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again... — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness is by far the most supreme expression of gratefulness for being alive.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Create gaps between stimulus and reaction and the gap will show you the path.” — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
“Praise be to God that hope is much more than how we feel on a given day. It exists outside of us;… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“In the stillness of meditation, a cup of tea becomes a source of comfort and nourishment for the mind, body, and soul.” — Ajaz Ahmad Khawaja Copy Share Image
“We should live every day like people who have just been rescued from the moon.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I find spirituality transcends the illusion of separation, dissolving the threshold of boundaries that divide us all” — Leo Lourdes Copy Share Image
Our life stories are largely constructed and without mindfulness can prove destructive. — Rasheed Ogunlaru Copy Share Image
“Simply BEING is OKAY you know? If you make space to 'be', your 'doing' becomes whole and balanced.” — Kelly Martin Copy Share Image
The older you get, the more 'mindfulness' becomes about trying to remember why you came upstairs. — Victoria Coren Mitchell Copy Share Image
I have really focused on mindfulness. That helps me make better choices both physically, psychologically, and emotionally. — Kathy Bates Copy Share Image
“We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image