“[M]indfulness does not involve trying to get anywhere or feel anything special. Rather it involves allowing yourself to be where you already… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Knowledge does not mean mastering a great quantity of different information, but understanding the nature of mind. This knowledge can penetrate each… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Being present, whether with children, with friends, or even with oneself, is hard work. But isn't this attentiveness - the feeling that… — Stephen Grosz Copy Share Image
“The Path emphasizes that self-restraint, self-discipline, and the practice of mindfulness and meditation can help put an end to suffering.” — Michael Williams Copy Share Image
Our life interferes, our mind, our thoughts. Meditating is not just a practice of asserting will and learning to control the mind,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“What is constant? Is the mind anything more than a conglomeration of thoughts? Where is the mind apart from thought? If there… — Enza Vita Copy Share Image
For many years, at great cost, I traveled through many countries, saw the high mountains, the oceans. The only things I did… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
“Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can… — Rashedur Ryan Rahman Copy Share Image
“There are an incalculable—even infinite—number of situations in which we can practice forgiveness. Expecting it to be a singular action—motivated by the… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Meditation on the self is the highest form of true method-less meditation, for it brings self-awareness – which is beyond the everyday… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Global citizenship means simply being willing to focus on the game, to notice the world and the people in it. It does… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“We have negative mental habits that come up over and over again. One of the most significant negative habits we should be… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“I came to the conclusion then that “continual mindfulness” could certainly not mean that my little conscious self should be entirely responsible… — Marion Milner Copy Share Image
“Just stick to the ordinary circumstances without labeling them ordinary. Be open to them with no desire to change them in any… — Francis Lucille Copy Share Image
“A bell of mindfulness, whether it is an actual bell or some other sound, is a wonderful reminder to come back to… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
There are so many things that can provide us with peace. Next time you take a shower or a bath, I suggest… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“If you live well, you will be shocked and surprised to see how, at the end of your life, it all turns… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Though it may sound paradoxical, identifying our thoughts, emotions, and habitual patterns of behavior is the key to freedom & transformation.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When the mindfulness of a samurai swordsman fails, he loses his life. When we lose mindfulness in daily life, something similar happens.… — Upasaka Culadasa Copy Share Image
True compassion is undirected & holds no conceptual focus. That kind of genuine, true compassion is only possible after realizing emptiness. — Tsoknyi Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Part of what we seek in Buddhism is the sense of quiet observation. We don't get so involved in a state of… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“When we learn to respond to disappointments with acceptance, we give ourselves the space to realize that all our experiences—good and bad… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“The symphony true,' said Finesse. 'I think it's what's left when all the noise stops, when you get quiet and listen for… — Deborah Wiles Copy Share Image
With mindfulness - the practice of peace - we can begin by working to transform the wars in ourselves. Conscious breathing helps… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness is very simple. It means you become intentionally aware of the present moment while paying close attention to your feelings, thoughts,… — S.J. Scott Copy Share Image
“...to the soul, the most minute details and the most ordinary activities, carried out with mindfulness and art, have an effect far… — Thomas Moore Copy Share Image
You practice mindfulness, on the one hand, to be calm and peaceful. On the other hand, as you practice mindfulness and live… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“A mindful parent is one who is committed to practicing being present and awake, and to listening deeply to her child, moment… — Shauna Shapiro Copy Share Image
If you hold a negative thought, then it will become more powerful and not only will it send bad energy to the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“How good it is, when you have roast meat or suchlike foods before you, to impress on your mind that this is… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“Nothing can stop us from reaching our destiny. We have to understand our mind and our soul to realise that there is… — Itayi Garande Copy Share Image
“Every repast can have soul and can be enchanting; it asks for only a small degree of mindfulness and a habit of… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“To be mindful entails examining the path we are traveling & making choices that alleviate suffering & bring happiness to ourselves & those around us.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
Synchronizing mind and body is not a concept or a random technique someone thought up for self-improvement. Rather, it is a basic… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
With mindfulness we have the choice of responding with compassion to the pain of craving, anger, fear and confusion. Without mindfulness we… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
For me mindfulness is like building a house, so the next time the tsunami that is depression comes I'll have a structure… — Ruby Wax Copy Share Image
“People often think of storytelling as a performative act of persuading others, conveying messages, and selling ideas. But we must recognize that… — Calvin Niles Copy Share Image
“We are great magicians. We can magnify the magnificence of a moment with the magic of our minds. Our thoughts can make… — David Cuschieri Copy Share Image
“Follow emptiness, the rise and fall of breath, the sun greeting the moon, one thought dissolving into the next. Let all preconceptions… — Cheryl Pallant Copy Share Image
Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected.… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
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