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Mindfulness Quotes by Gautama Buddha
- 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,…
- 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…
- Of all footprints, that of the elephant is supreme. Similarly, of all mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme.
- 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…
- How does one practice mindfulness? Sit in meditation. Be aware of only your breath.
- Live contemplating the body through mindfulness. Live contemplating feelings. In this way you will be aware of and control wrong desires.
- The discipline which I have imparted to you will lead you when I am gone. Practice mindfulness diligently, to attain the goal of awakening.
- 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…
- 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.
- This Ariyan Eightfold Path, that is to say: Right view, right aim, right speech, right action, right living, right effort, right mindfulness, right contemplation.
- Awakening is natural,delusion is not
- To awaken, sit calmly, letting each breath clear your mind and open your heart.
- If you know something hurtful and not true, don't say it. If you know something hurtful and true, don't say it. If you know something…
- Monks, one thing, if practiced and made much of, conduces to great thrill, great profit, great security after the toil, to mindfulness and self-possession, to…
More Mindfulness Quotes
- Confine yourself to the present. — Marcus Aurelius
- Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece. — Nadia Boulanger
- If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret. — Jim Carrey
- In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing the power… — Nhat Hanh
- Whatever forms of meditation you practice, the most important point is to apply mindfulness continuously, and make a sustained effort. It is… — Dalai Lama
- The purpose of meditation practice is not enlightenment; it is to pay attention even at extraordinary times, to be of the present,… — Peter Matthiessen
- Mindfulness is Buddha's word for meditation. By mindfulness he means: you should always remain alert, watchful. You should always remain present. Not… — Rajneesh
- We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life. — Jack Kornfield
- We cannot expect miracles of mindfulness in our own lives without preparation, commitment & continuing to energetically progress along our spiritual way. — Surya Das
- Mindfulness meditation should be more than just watching what you are doing. What you really need to watch is your motivation. — Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
- You who are journalists, writers, citizens, you have the right and duty to say to those you have elected that they must… — Nhat Hanh
- Mindfulness meditation is the embrace of any and all mind states in awareness, without preferring one to another. — Jon Kabat-Zinn