“If we harm someone else, we’re inevitably also hurting ourselves. Some quality of sensitivity and awareness has to shut down for us… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“We don't treat Jesus like a puppy, soaking in his excitement over our coming home and then leading him back to stay… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness, the aware, balanced acceptance of present experience, is at the heart of what the Buddha taught. This book is meant to… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
“Procrastination is the enemy of accomplishment—not simply because the task you are avoiding fails to get done, but because all of your… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
To be in thousands of states of mind simultaneously as you perform simple physical tasks gives you a reverence for life. Each… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you want to experience the unalloyed ecstasy of life, you can accomplish this through the twin Buddhist practices of meditation and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The ultimate experience of being mindful occurs when we forget about everything, even the mindful self and doing. In that mode we… — Sang H. Kim Copy Share Image
“If we can unify the apparent duality between the great uncontrollable energy and the natural wisdom of our monkey mind, if we… — Oeset Drakir Copy Share Image
Self-discipline, although difficult, and not always easy while combating negative emotions, should be a defensive measure. At least we will be able… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The organic gardener does not think of throwing away the garbage. She knows that she needs the garbage. She is capable of… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Although mindfulness does not remove the ups and downs of life, it changes how experiences like losing a job, getting a divorce,… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
“We have a right to decide how we want our bodies to look and feel, but unfortunately we do not exercise these… — Holly Mosier Copy Share Image
“The pace of this modern age is not conducive to maintaining one’s consciousness. Glued to our electronics, we are blind and deaf… — L.M. Browning Copy Share Image
“Although it may serve you well, any strength or skill which is overused can become a limitation when it forces you to… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
You are in front of your brother, but your mind is on many other things, so you don’t really see your brother.… — Chan Khong Copy Share Image
If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Suchness is neither that which is existence, nor that which is nonexistence, nor that which is at once existence and nonexistence, nor… — Asvaghosa Copy Share Image
The practice of Zen is to eat, breathe, cook, carry water, and scrub the toilet — to infuse every act of body,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Meditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on. Once there is… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“No connection is always easy or free of strife, no matter how many minutes a day we meditate. It’s how we relate… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Wherever the responsibility lies, shame creates a solid and terrible feeling of unworthiness that resides in our bodies: the storehouse of the… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Effort, concentration, and mindfulness are the internal ways in which the mind restores itself from being out of balance and lost in… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“Learning how to think' really means learning how to exercise some control over how & what you think. It means being conscious… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“Step away from the grind and rediscover inspiration. A walk in nature or a creative hobby can recharge your mind in ways… — Felecia Etienne Copy Share Image
I don't think we are here for anything. We're just products of evolution. You can say, "Gee, your life must be pretty… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Meditate on your own and refine your consciousness. Tighten up your life. Constantly examine your life and look for weak points. You… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. We need to awaken ourselves. We need to practice mindfulness… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“To celebrate someone else’s life, we need to find a way to look at it straight on, not from above with judgment… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Focus on this moment. Hold your hand and see what it feels like. Go look at some grass. Talk to a palm… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Sure, you need enormous amounts of technical expertise to be the best in the world. But to accomplish mindfulness, you just need… — Danny Gregory Copy Share Image
Mindfulness develops attention, concentration and the ability to simply be present with little or no future orientation, past orientation or goal orientationchoosing… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
Every day, mindful practice. When the mind is disciplined then the Way can work for us. Otherwise, all we do is talk… — Li Ching-Yuen Copy Share Image
Meditation isn't really about getting rid of thoughts, it's about changing the pattern of grasping on to things, which in our everyday… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“There is no shortage of external inspiration. Open your eyes and look and you'll be dazzled by it. But it's nothing if… — Rasheed Ogunlaru Copy Share Image
“Being grounded in your lifelong culture and your personal perspective, you are comfortable with the way you see things and may believe… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
"Resting in awareness" is one of those phrases used a lot by people who practice mindfulness. But when I tried to do… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“There is no clinging to the pleasant, no fleeing from the unpleasant. Mindfulness treats all experiences equally, all thoughts equally, all feelings… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
Winning has to do with gaining personal power through the practice of meditation and mindfulness; not draining your energy on ridiculous things… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
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