Mindfulness Quotes
There is no transcending our minds, only using them optimally.
The mind confines our outlooks to a mere bundles of desires, pleasures, prejudices, and fears to safeguard the body it inhabits.
By way of watching your mind, you will see life beyond a mere set of habits, emotions and beliefs.
I do not think either virginity or old age contemptible, and some of the shrewdest minds I have met inhabited the bodies of old maids.
This is the only truth in the world that was necessary yesterday, is necessary today, and will continue to be necessary tomorrow: be conscious of now.
I want people to feel safe around me. Calm and at peace and I want to make people feel accepted. I want to express confidence on my own path, and spread confidence to other people on theirs.
In order to free ourselves from our assumptions about love, we must ask ourselves what long-held, often buried assumptions are and then face them, which takes courage, humility, and kindness.
I find myself enjoying being alone a lot of the time, people come and people go and you have to find a way to be ok with both.
If you’re living in the present...you only have to deal with what’s actually going on in that moment.
It is one thing doing what you love for a living. It is another thing doing what you love with love
It’s like wearing gloves every time we touch something, and then, forgetting we chose to put them on, we complain that nothing feels quite real.
Remember seeker, our earthly perceptions of reality are just an illusion.
One truism lay underneath every choice and word: change what people think and you change the world.
We can make our own plans and judge them by our narrow expectations, or we can experience life as the boundless reality of the One who created it.
Remember, you are training your mind. You are either training to look for things to go wrong or you are training it to look for anything to go right. Train yourself to think only positive thoughts.
Fear is an illusionary place we travel to in our minds when we allow ourselves to move away from the heart.
Becoming aware of the dearness in what might otherwise be regarded as mundane is the ultimate form of insight.
There is never a reason good enough to be out of alignment with peace.
At the different stages of recognition, reflection, and redress, practicing compassion provides potentially world-saving opportunities which otherwise likely would not exist.
If the idea of loving those whom you have been taught to recognize as your enemies is too overwhelming, consider more deeply the observation that we are all much more alike than we are unalike.
Whatever it is you want in this life, be it material things, a place you want to be, or an experience you want to have, you must first make it real in the realm of your consciousness.
The simple act of being completely attentive & present to another person is an act of love, and it fosters unshakeable well-being.
How could we love books more than money? This is the state of book lovers.
The gift of the moments and its lessons prepares us for a better tomorrow.
Remind yourself that your mental & emotional health are important.
An open beginner's mind is a powerful tool for developing patience.
Without the ability to be present we are missing much of what the adventure has to offer.
A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.
Like water poured from one vessel to another, metta flows freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence.
People in the midst of losing their patience are certainly experiencing as aspect of dukkha.
Try staying awake for 24 hours and you'll realize just how many needless worries your mind instantly shuts out.
There are as many life missions as there are people. We are all unique. We are all important.
It stands to reason that anyone who learns to live well will die well. The skills are the same: being present in the moment, and humble, and brave, and keeping a sense of humor. (361)
Life is a pilgrimage. Each moment is to be lived in depth, because each moment contains God, hidden within it.
