Mindfulness Quotes

430 quotes by 172 authors

Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn't more complicated that that. It is opening to or recieving the present moment,… — Sylvia Boorstein
Just as a mother would protect with her life her own son, her only son, so one should cultivate an unbounded mind towards all beings,… — Gautama Buddha
Do not pursue the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. The past no longer is. The future has not yet come. Looking deeply… — Gautama Buddha
Of all footprints, that of the elephant is supreme. Similarly, of all mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme. — Gautama Buddha
When I was a young man, near the beginning of my life, I looked around with true mindfulness and saw that all things are subject… — Gautama Buddha
How does one practice mindfulness? Sit in meditation. Be aware of only your breath. — Gautama Buddha
Live contemplating the body through mindfulness. Live contemplating feelings. In this way you will be aware of and control wrong desires. — Gautama Buddha
The discipline which I have imparted to you will lead you when I am gone. Practice mindfulness diligently, to attain the goal of awakening. — Gautama Buddha
The development of our minds and our destination in future lives is in our hands. No one else can help us. It is very important… — Dalai Lama
Mindfulness meditation doesn't change life. Life remains as fragile and unpredictable as ever. Meditation changes the heart's capacity to accept life as it is. — Sylvia Boorstein
There is one thing that, when cultivated and regularly practiced, leads to deep spiritual intention, to peace, to mindfulness and clear comprehension, to vision and… — Gautama Buddha
Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts. — Gautama Buddha
This Ariyan Eightfold Path, that is to say: Right view, right aim, right speech, right action, right living, right effort, right mindfulness, right contemplation. — Gautama Buddha
The past cannot survive in your presence. It can only survive in your absence. — Eckhart Tolle
Life cannot be lived, and understood, simultaneously. — Aristotle
Awareness-mindfulness-is the first step in healing. In Counterclockwise, Dr. Ellen Langer eloquently describes how becoming more aware of our beliefs and expectations allows us to… — Dean Ornish
Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment. We also gain immediate access to… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing. — Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. — Jon Kabat-Zinn
Another way to look at meditation is to view thinking itself as a waterfall, a cascading of thought. In cultivating mindfulness, we are going beyond… — Jon Kabat-Zinn

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