Mindfulness Quotes

Direct experience is the only way.

Nourish yourself every day with the wonderful things that life has to offer you. Nourish yourself in the present moment. Walk in the kingdom of God.

Meditation is to be aware of what is going on: in your body, in your feelings, in your mind, and in the world.

We can only accept teachings that we have put into practice with our own awakened understanding and that we can see with our own experience to be true.

Don't chase after your thoughts as a shadow follows its object. Don't run after your thoughts. Find joy and peace in this very moment .

Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child - our own two eyes. All is a miracle.

The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person you are with, who is right before you,

The energy of mindfulness has the element of friendship and loving kindness in it.

Nirvana is too simple an experience to be depicted by diagrams.

If you really want to remove a cloud from your life, you do not make a big production of it, you just relax and remove it from your thinking. That's all there is to it.

There is no distinction between means and ends. There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way. There is no way to enlightenment, enlightenment is the way.

Do not lose yourself in the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. Do not get caught in your anger, worries, or fears. Come back to the present moment, and touch life deeply. This is mindfulness.

Without suffering there cannot be happiness. Without mud there cannot be any lotus flowers.

While practicing mindfulness, don't be dominated by the distinction between good and evil, thus creating a battle within oneself.

A person who looks at the table and can see the universe is a person who can see the way.

Whatever the tasks, do them slowly and with ease, in mindfulness. Don't do any task in order to get it over with. Resolve to do each job in a relaxed way, with all your attention.

To take hold of your mind, you must practice mindfulness of the mind. You must know how to observe and recognize the presence of every feeling and thought which arises in you.

When mindfulness is present, the Buddha and the Holy Spirit are already there,

Equanimity means to let go, not to abandon.

The most basic precept of all is to be aware of what we do, what we are, each minute . Every other precept will follow from that.

Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life.

[A]ll the methods in the search for truth should be looked on as means rather than as ends in themselves or as absolute truth.

Now I see that if one doesn't know how to die, one can hardly know how to live - because deathis a part of life.

But remember, there's no greater gift than the present.

Be aware of the voices in your head. Identify them. Just because you hear it doesn’t mean it’s your voice saying it. And just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true.

A bird cried jubilation. In that moment they lived long. All minor motions were stilled and only the great ones were perceived. Beneath them the earth turned, singing.

Stop, breathe, look aroundand embrace the miracle of each day, the miracle of life.

You actions are your only true belongings.

Inner Peace can be seen as the ultimate benefit of practicing patience.

Mind is like a net, drawn by the needles of past and future. Mindfulness is the way for not getting stuck into that net.

Let go of your mind and then be mindful.Close your ears and listen!

Mindfulness is not the path of chasing. It is the path of beautification. When flowers blossom, the fragrance spreads, and the bees come.

Instead of waiting for the right moment, BE the right moment. You won't be ready for anything if you aren't ready to be you.

I don’t need anyone else to distract me from myself anymore, like I always thought I would.

What people resist the most about spiritual healing is changing their minds.

Through practising body scan awareness meditation, we can greatly reduce the detrimental effects of stress and make our working lives pleasant and enjoyable.

Mindfulness is attainable when one can embrace life, not its circumstances.

Deep down I believe each of us is a well-spring of understanding and wisdom, but we simply never allow the space or time for this understanding to rise to the level of conscious thought.

I could not see beauty until I held hands with chaos in silence.

Drama does not just walk into our lives. Either we create it, invite it, or associate with it.

Mindfulness is essential in our path toward personal growth. We cannot cannot change what we are not aware of.

The result of mindful awareness is the development of our virtues, which are the basic positive building blocks of our life.

Dedicate each day to living relaxed and worry-free. Consciously open your heart to the flow of Creation and Creation's energy. By doing so you have the power to create each day, one day at a time.

Time passes no matter what you do.

May you always remember the Beloved is your divine and sacred self.

Emotions are not problems to be solved. They are signals to be interpreted.

I believe that for every illness or ailment known to man, that God has a plant out here that will heal it. We just need to keep discovering the properties for natural healing.

What goes on in our heads solely determines the level at which we function in society, our physical health, and the degree of our mental and emotional stability and maturity.

Take your life out of high gear and disengage the autopilot mode. Try living mindfully and avoid the pattern of living in a reactive manner.

Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in the end, unity and engaged participation are what make it happen.