Mindfulness Quotes

430 quotes by 172 authors

With mindfulness we have the choice of responding with compassion to the pain of craving, anger, fear and confusion. Without mindfulness we are stuck in… — Noah Levine
Mindfulness helps us freeze the frame so that we can become aware of our sensations and experiences as they are, without the distorting coloration of… — Henepola Gunaratana
The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought. That's what we're… — Pema Chodron
With mindfulness, we are learning to observe in a new way, with balance and a powerful disidentification. — Jack Kornfield
There are many good forms of meditation practice. A good meditation practice is any one that develops awareness or mindfulness of our body and our… — Jack Kornfield
The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mindâ€™s strength, and awareness is its flexibility. Without these abilities, we… — Sakyong Mipham
In the freshness of the present moment, past is gone, future is not yet born, andâ€”if one remains in pure mindfulness and freedomâ€”disturbing thoughts arise… — Matthieu Ricard
We canâ€™t change every little thing that happens to us in life, but we can change the way that we experience it. Thatâ€™s the potential… — Andy Puddicombe
Mindfulness is life. Whenever we donâ€™t have mindfulness, when we are heedless, itâ€™s as if we are dead. — Ajahn Chah
For me mindfulness is like building a house, so the next time the tsunami that is depression comes I'll have a structure in place to… — Ruby Wax
Two thoughts cannot coexist at the same time: if the clear light of mindfulness is present, there is no room for mental twilight. — Nyanaponika Thera
The Noble Eight-Fold Path is the path of living in awareness. Mindfulness is the foundation. By practicing mindfulness, you can develop concentration, which enables you… — Nhat Hanh
In this moment, there is plenty of time. In this moment, you are precisely as you should be. In this moment, there is infinite possibility. — Victoria Moran
Cultivating a generous spirit starts with mindfulness. Mindfulness, simply stated, means paying attention to what is actually happening; it's about what is really going on. — Unknown Author
People are at their most mindful when they are at play. If we find ways of enjoying our work blurring the lines between work and… — Ellen Langer
How many times have you noticed that it's the little quiet moments in the midst of life that seem to give the rest extra-special meaning? — Fred Rogers
When the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning. — Ramana Maharshi
At any moment the fully present mind can shatter time and burst into Now. — David Steindl-Rast
Try pausing right before and right after undertaking a new action, even something simple like putting a key in a lock to open a door.… — David Steindl-Rast
A person may rise to the highest degree of contemplation even when busily occupied. — Mary Euphrasia Pelletier

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