Mindfulness Quotes

430 Mindfulness quotes by 172 unique authors

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
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 mind’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, and—if one remains in pure mindfulness and freedom—disturbing thoughts arise… — Matthieu Ricard
We can’t change every little thing that happens to us in life, but we can change the way that we experience it. That’s the potential… — Andy Puddicombe
Mindfulness is life. Whenever we don’t have mindfulness, when we are heedless, it’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

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