Ability Quote by Sakyong Mipham

“The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its flexibility.”

— Sakyong Mipham

“Mindful awareness is not presented as a passive concentration on a single, steady object, but as a refined engagement with a shifting, complex world.…

— Stephen Batchelor

Mindfulness is the ability to do physical things in a harmonious way; it is a way to remain centered in a physical world that…

— Frederick Lenz

There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness is loving all the details of our lives, and awareness is the natural thing that happens: life begins to open up, and you…

— Pema Chodron

Mindfulness is the ability to be aware, to note, to notice. When we apply that to our thoughts and mental habits, we bring a…

— Mark Coleman

“Mindfulness works with continuous awareness of body, breath; feelings, thoughts, intentions. Our state of mind, our positive or negative attitude towards the world, is…

— Natasa Pantovic Nuit

By means of meditation we can teach our minds to be calm and balanced; within this calmness is a richness and a potential, an…

— Tarthang Tulku

Mindfulness meditation is the embrace of any and all mind states in awareness, without preferring one to another.

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness is deliberately paying full attention to what is happening around you-in your body, heart and mind. Mindfulness is awareness without criticism or judgment.

— Jan Chozen Bays

Mindfulness is being aware of yourself, others, and your surroundings in the moment. When consciously and kindly focusing awareness on life as it unfolds…

— Sue Thoele

“Just as physical exercise builds muscle, mindful awareness practice builds attentional focus and flexibility.”

— Patricia A. Jennings