“Taking in the good is not about putting a happy shiny face on everything, nor is it about turning away from the… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
Central to our work and our goal of finding solutions to global problems is the concept of mindfulness, a technique for focusing… — Goldie Hawn Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness isn’t inherently Eastern, just as electricity isn’t inherently Western. Mindfulness is a quality of presence that’s innate in all human beings.” — Shamash Alidina Copy Share Image
“If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Forget that you are anybody and just perform the activities around you. Look at them. Watch what you are doing, my God!… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Just see beauty as you walk around through your day. Feel things. Unhook from your thoughts and all the busy things you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
By perfecting the practices of zazen and mindfulness, by learning patience and love and by realizing the essential emptiness of all phenomena,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Meditation is the alchemist of the soul. It transforms disappointment into acceptance; betrayal into forgiveness; scarcity into abundance; loneliness into self acceptance;… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is not just a word or a discourse by the Buddha, but a meaningful state of mind. It means we have… — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
“The miracle of yoga is not that we get to reshape the external world—to bend the laws of time and space. The… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“We waste so much energy trying to cover up who we are when beneath every attitude is the want to be loved,… — Mark Nepo Copy Share Image
Remember how in that communion only, beholding beauty with the eye of the mind, he will be enabled to bring forth, not… — Plato Copy Share Image
“Not everyone wants to take up meditation, but most people can feel an alignment with values like mutual respect, insightful investigation, listening… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“You may think you see the world clearly—that the people in your life and even those you have never met are easily… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“If at some point in your life you adopt an idea or a perception as the absolute truth, you close the door… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness meditation doesn't change life. Life remains as fragile and unpredictable as ever. Meditation changes the heart's capacity to accept life as… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is the ability to do physical things in a harmonious way; it is a way to remain centered in a physical… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“In this moment, there is plenty of time. In this moment, you are precisely as you should be. In this moment, there… — Victoria Moran Copy Share Image
Mindfulness allows us to watch our thoughts, see how one thought leads to the next, decide if we're heading down an unhealthy… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Most people think yoga is simply a form of exercise, but as you know, it’s much deeper than that. It’s about mindfulness,… — Tracy Weber Copy Share Image
Every day seems to reveal a new piece of research about meditation, or new clinical applications of mindfulness or compassion practice, or… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
The discipline which I have imparted to you will lead you when I am gone. Practice mindfulness diligently, to attain the goal… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“When you enter a room, a social situation, or a business meeting, be mindful of cues; read between the lines to better… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
To contact the deeper truth of who we are, we must engage in some activity or practice that questions what we assume… — A. H. Almaas Copy Share Image
“The fruit of mindfulness practice is the realization that peace and joy are available within us and around us, right here and… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness exercises produce literal changes in the brain’s connections, significantly affecting how well a person interacts with other people and adapts to… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“A bird doesn’t attempt to swim, and a cat doesn’t attempt to fly. Yet both are completely content. Their dharma is anchored… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Every moment is utterly unique and will not be continued in eternity. This fact gives life its poignancy and should concentrate your… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with… — Harold S. Kushner Copy Share Image
“we are simply inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Picture the mind like a waterfall, they said: the water is the torrent of thoughts and emotions; mindfulness is the space behind… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“To begin to know ourselves we must have sincere conversations with ourselves as if with a good friend. We must answer without… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
“Start living right here, in each present moment. When we stop dwelling on the past or worrying about the future, we're open… — Mark Williams Copy Share Image
Concentration and mindfulness are the internal ways in which the mind restores itself from being out of balance and lost in confusion… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
The measure of mindfulness, the touchstone for sanity in this society, is our level of productivity, our attention to responsibility, our ability… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
With mindfulness training we are able to recognize when we get lost in our mental dramas, and bring a kind and nonreactive… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
“mindfulness is a skill. It isn't something you can just start doing nonstop whenever you think your life needs to change. You… — Shea Matthew Fisher Copy Share Image
“There are certain factors that can easily distort your basic instincts . Such as your health status, the people around you, or… — Mitta Xinindlu Copy Share Image
Thinking is usually a waste of time and energy, since thinking is essentially a rehashing of what we already know. As a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
