“We can realize, not that our mind is wandering, but that it was.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“No step is wasted when walked with intention. Even stillness prepares the soul for flight.” — Ajmal, from "The Border of a Mind Copy Share Image
“There is no conflict between loving others deeply and living mindfully.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Our insecurities drive us. Our fears control us. We try to hide the first and deny the second and it is exhausting… — David Amerland Copy Share Image
“Keep your mind open, just not so open that your brain starts leaking - an empty attic is a primate's olympus.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness is a personal process that doesn’t depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of present experience. It isn't more complicated than that. — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“When you reach a calm and quiet meditative state, that is when you can hear the sound of silence.” — Stephen Richards Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is life. Whenever we don’t have mindfulness, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead. — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
We are so absorbed in our thoughts that every thought that comes through is a reality. We have to start to detach… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“...mindfulness - it isn't a trick or a gimmick. It's being present in the moment. When I'm with you, I'm with you.… — Will Schwalbe Copy Share Image
“Being “appropriate” means being suitable, fitting, relevant, or proper in a situation. What may be appropriate in one circumstance can be terribly… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“When I say ‘practice’ I don’t mean repeating an act until you get it right. In this use, it means to instill… — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
The key to maintaining your inspiration in the day-to-day work of meditation practice is to approach it as play—a happy opportunity to… — Thanissaro Bhikkhu Copy Share Image
“Shame weakens us. It can make us frightened to take on something new. We start to withdraw from whatever might give us… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“We can make our own plans and judge them by our narrow expectations, or we can experience life as the boundless reality… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“A moment is indeed all one could ever ask for from perfection; but if you live fully and love with all your… — Felisa Tan Copy Share Image
Creativity of all kinds focuses your mind, engages your imagination, and feeds your soul. Being creative can also facilitate understanding and encourage… — Sue Thoele Copy Share Image
“The truth about yourself is so near, so close, that it is very difficult to perceive. Just as it is difficult to… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
Just as a mother would protect with her life her own son, her only son, so one should cultivate an unbounded mind… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“True spiritual virtues can have no opposite, but they can wear masks and costumes. Joy often masquerades as anger; innocence often dresses… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“In fact, even if distraction does alleviate your pain or help to cope with it some of the time, bringing mindfulness to… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“It may seem humble to belittle yourself, but it is every bit as arrogant as grandiosity. Just as it is impossible to… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“In America, when a man walks in front of a woman it may imply that they are not equals and he is… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“The Third Precept, to refrain from sexual misconduct, reminds us not to act out of sexual desire in such a way as… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
