Mindfulness does not mean pushing oneself toward something or hanging on to something. It means allowing oneself to be there in the… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
“Breathe and let be. [...] [G]ive yourself permission to allow this moment to be exactly as it is, and allow yourself to… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“To gain greater understanding, clarity, and awareness, you must become aware of your values and beliefs. Think of a triangle or an… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Virtue, mindfulness, and wisdom are the pillars of everyday well-being, personal growth, and spiritual practice; they draw on the three fundamental neural… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“All the tools, techniques and technology in the world are nothing without the head, heart and hands to use them wisely, kindly… — Rasheed Ogunlaru Copy Share Image
There are many good forms of meditation practice. A good meditation practice is any one that develops awareness or mindfulness of our… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
If we try and direct our lives with only our limited rationalistic thoughts and our sense perceptions, then our actions and our… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“What is it about our expectations, plans, or ideas that hold such sway over us? It is as if we've written a… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“Christ was an ordinary man who upon the attainment of absolute divinity or Nirvana or Samadhi became a better version of himself.… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Meditation gives you more inner strength and confidence, and if you don't feel vulnerable, you can put that to the service of… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
The very desire to seek spiritual enlightenment is in fact nothing but the grasping tendency of the ego itself, and thus the… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
“When it comes right down to it, the challenge of mindfulness is to realize that “this is it” Right now is my… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness works with continuous awareness of body, breath; feelings, thoughts, intentions. Our state of mind, our positive or negative attitude towards the… — Natasa Pantovic Nuit Copy Share Image
Living with bipolar, schizophrenia or any other mental condition takes a recognition that one has a chronic condition that needs managing. The… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibly plan for the future.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The process of applying Mindfulness Burnout Prevention (MBP) in the workplace or any environment has a much more far-reaching effect than simply… — Christopher Dines Copy Share Image
“The innumerable phenomena of life are temporary manifestations of LifeParticles.Once we know that everything comes and goes in a flux of LifeParticles,… — Ilchi Lee Copy Share Image
“The great rationalist Descartes said, “I think, therefore I am.” The religious mystic the Buddha said, “I think, therefore I am not.”… — Thomas Stark Copy Share Image
“The more we practice sympathetic joy, the more we come to realize that the happiness we share with others is inseparable from… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
We cannot expect miracles of mindfulness in our own lives without preparation, commitment & continuing to energetically progress along our spiritual way. — Surya Das Copy Share Image
If your intent is that athletics and sports are tools or devices to reach higher levels of mind, then your workout sessions… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
From time to time, to remind ourselves to relax and be peaceful, we may wish to set aside some time for a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If we feel good, we can keep going in the direction of the reality we’re creating. If we don’t feel good, we… — Alaric Hutchinson Copy Share Image
You might have extensive bouts of thinking exceedingly nasty thoughts, but because you are relating to those thoughts with mindfulness and compassion,… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“While there is always room for improvement and personal growth, it is important to remember that you are enough in this moment… — John Bruna Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness puts you in charge of where you place your attention. Then, when you are less preoccupied with concerns and worries, you… — Carmel Sheridan Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Like the tightly closed eyelids of a child trying to escape the reprimand of a parent, there is a part of the… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“When a person is focused completely on self it is nearly impossible to be mindful of others at the same time. That… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“You think that you’re safe when carrying your phone. But the truth is that mindfulness will do much more than a phone… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“It is not that mindfulness is the “answer” to all life’s problems. Rather, it is that all life’s problems can be seen… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Lao Tzu once said, 'Nature doesn’t hurry, yet everything is accomplished.' A single seed planted, eventually becomes a garden in time –… — Jennifer Sodini Copy Share Image
Blot out, correct, insert, refine, enlarge, diminish, interline. Be mindful, when invention fails. To scratch your head and bite your nails. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
“One reason the concept of becoming better can scare us is that it requires us to step out of a place that… — Sara Milne Rowe Copy Share Image
“The purpose of meditation practice is not enlightenment; it is to pay attention even at unextraordinary times, to be of present, nothing-but-the-present,… — Peter Matthiessen Copy Share Image
“Deep within our hearts lies the deepest mystery the inner core of our divine power of endless love the ocean of eternal… — Ramon William Ravenswood Copy Share Image
The greatest help to spiritual life is meditation. In meditation we divest ourselves of all material condition and feel our divine nature. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Our lives are lived in intense and anxious struggle, in a swirl of speed and aggression, in competing, grasping, possessing and achieving,… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“A mud pie is, at the end of the day, attractively packaged mud. A life spent in pursuit of comfort and leisure—of… — Darren Main Copy Share Image