Mindfulness Quotes

430 quotes by 172 authors

Being present, whether with children, with friends, or even with oneself, is hard work. But isn't this attentiveness - the feeling that someone is trying… — Stephen Grosz
We cannot overstate our debt to the Past, but the moment has the supreme claim. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
After all the years of [spiritual] work, ... I've realized this: that everything and everyone is precious beyond words. Everything and everyone is holy. And… — Geri Larkin
I had thought joy to be rather synonymous with happiness, but it seems now to be far less vulnerable than happiness. Joy seems to be… — Rachel Naomi Remen
Next, feel your heart, literally placing your hand on your chest if you find that helpful. This is a way of accepting yourself just as… — Pema Chodron
It has a lot to do with developing patience, not with the check-out person so much, but with your own pain that arises, the rawness… — Pema Chodron
Those who do not have faith in others will not be able to stand on their own. — Sheng-yen
Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need. To talk about… — BrenÃ© Brown
I am not nearly so interested in what monkey man was derived from as I am in what kind of monkey he is to become. — Loren Eiseley
If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently... And even if you did nothing during the whole of… — Saint Francis de Sales
In my walks, I would fain return to my senses. What business have I in the woods if I am thinking of something out of… — Henry David Thoreau
Every part of our personality that we do not love will become hostile to us. — Robert Bly
We can stop struggling with what occurs and see its true face without calling it the enemy. It helps to remember that our spiritual practice… — Pema Chodron
Most of us need to be reminded that we are good, that we are lovable, that we belong. If we knew just how powerfully our… — Tara Brach
Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have… — Pema Chodron
Don't think the purpose of meditation is to go deep into consciousness, wrap a blanket around yourself, and say, 'How cozy! I'm going to curl… — Eknath Easwaran
What would it be like to let go of wanting things to be other than they are? — Byron Katie
So, in meditation practice, the best way to get somewhere is to let go of trying to get anywhere at all. — Jon Kabat-Zinn
When life is at that extremely hard time, all we can control is our attitude. — Arianna Huffington
Mindfulness is like a microscope; it is neither an offensive nor defensive weapon in relation to the germs we observe through it. The function of… — Chogyam Trungpa

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