Distracted Quote by Sakyong Mipham

“Mindfulness is very simple. It means you become intentionally aware of the present moment while paying close attention to your feelings, thoughts, and sensations…

— S.J. Scott

“Mindfulness (present-moment awareness) is deliberately focusing our attention on our thoughts, emotions, feelings, sensations and mental activity without losing awareness of what is happening…

— Christopher Dines

When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.

— Paramahansa Yogananda

“When we mindfully watch our bodily sensations, we should not confuse them with mental formations, for bodily sensations can arise completely independent of the…

— Henepola Gunaratana

A mind in the present moment is meditation.

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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

“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally,” writes Kabat-Zinn. “This kind of attention nurtures greater…

— Will Schwalbe

“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

The mind is the seat of perception of the things we see, hear, and feel. It is through the mind that we see the…

— Charles Fillmore

Mind is elusive, you cannot hold it in your hand. You cannot force it into a test-tube. The only way to know it is…

— Rajneesh

If the mind is not contrived, it is spontaneously blissful, just as water, when not agitated, is by nature transparent and clear.

— Sogyal Rinpoche

The mind is like dishwater, my friend. When it is agitated, it becomes difficult to see. But if you allow it to settle, the…

— Randall Duk Kim