Mindfulness Quotes

430 quotes by 181 authors

The way to live in the present is to remember that "This too shall pass." When you experience joy, remembering that "This too shall pass"… — Joey Green
There's only one reason why you're not experiencing bliss at this present moment, and it's because you're thinking or focusing on what you don't have....But,… — Anthony de Mello
The things we think about, brood on, dwell on, and exult over influence our life in a thousand ways. When we can actually choose the… — Eknath Easwaran
People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day to day. — Rollo May
A man passes for that he is worth. What he is engraves itself on his face, on his form, on his fortunes, in letters of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
True compassion is undirected & holds no conceptual focus. That kind of genuine, true compassion is only possible after realizing emptiness. — Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Mindfulness, as defined by the Buddha, means awareness of incessant change, of arising and vanishing, inside of your own body, which is the ultimate reality… — Paul Fleischman
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 attention… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness gives you time. Time gives you choices. Choices, skillfully made, lead to freedom. You don't have to be swept away by your feeling. You… — Henepola Gunaratana
With mindfulness - the practice of peace - we can begin by working to transform the wars in ourselves. Conscious breathing helps us do this. — Nhat Hanh
Be mindful 24 hours a day, not just during the one hour you may allot for formal meditation or reading scripture and reciting prayers. Each… — Nhat Hanh
If we practice mindfulness, we always have a place to be when we are afraid. — Nhat Hanh
Mindfulness is the miracle by which we master and restore ourselves. — Nhat Hanh
Always make new mistakes. — Esther Dyson
People who spend a great deal of time in their gardens attest to the natural mindfulness that gardening requires. What could be more naturally mindful… — Surya Das
We live under threat from painful emotions: anger, desire, pride, jealousy and so on. Therefore we should always be ready to counter these with the… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
As long as we have practiced neither concentration nor mindfulness, the ego takes itself for granted and remains its usual normal size, as big as… — Ayya Khema
Mindfulness is a mental activity that in due course eliminates all suffering. — Ayya Khema
Every moment of mindfulness means the gradual destruction of latent defilements. It is somewhat like cutting away a piece of wood with a small axe,… — Mahasi Sayadaw
Mindfulness - moment to moment non-judgemental attention and awareness. — Richard Davidson

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