Meditation teaches one to be mindful.

Meditation teaches us to focus and to pay clear attention to our experiences and responses as they arise, and to observe them without judging…

— Sharon Salzberg

If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.

— Ajahn Chah

“If we’re not mindful about what it is to be mindful, then never-mind.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

Mindfulness is being aware of yourself, others, and your surroundings in the moment. When consciously and kindly focusing awareness on life as it unfolds…

— Sue Thoele

“A mindful parent is one who is committed to practicing being present and awake, and to listening deeply to her child, moment by moment.…

— Shauna Shapiro

He who can be carefree yet mindful at the same time, has found the secret of living in enlightened peace.

— Anonymous

When practiced to its fullest, mindful eating turns a simple meal into a spiritual experience, giving us a deep appreciation of all that went…

— Nhat Hanh

“The more we practice mindfulness the more we understand the emotional dynamics of the self and others.”

— Amit Ray

Mindfulness means moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. It is cultivated by refining our capacity to pay attention, intentionally, in the present moment, and then sustaining that…

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Mindfulness (present-moment awareness) is deliberately focusing our attention on our thoughts, emotions, feelings, sensations and mental activity without losing awareness of what is happening…

— Christopher Dines

Mindfulness develops attention, concentration and the ability to simply be present with little or no future orientation, past orientation or goal orientation—choosing to be…

— Ian Gawler

Mindfulness is life. Whenever we don’t have mindfulness, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead.

— Ajahn Chah

Life is a collection of moments. Mindfulness is beautification of the moments.

— Amit Ray

“Mindfulness is an invitation to change that pattern and to become aware of where we are and how we got here. Mindfulness gives us…

— Maia Duerr

You practice mindfulness, on the one hand, to be calm and peaceful. On the other hand, as you practice mindfulness and live a life…

— Anonymous