Mindfulness Quotes - Page 4

What we get from each moment depends on the attention we give it, and the quality of our experience reflects the quality of our awareness.

Mindfulness is a mental activity that in due course eliminates all suffering.

Two thoughts cannot coexist at the same time: if the clear light of mindfulness is present, there is no room for mental twilight.

Mindfulness is the miracle by which we master and restore ourselves.

Mindfulness is the cure for everything; the essence of being alive.

What would it be like to let go of wanting things to be other than they are?

True compassion is undirected & holds no conceptual focus. That kind of genuine, true compassion is only possible after realizing emptiness.

Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of present experience. It isn't more complicated than that.

Each minute of life should be a divine quest.

Every moment of mindfulness means the gradual destruction of latent defilements. It is somewhat like cutting away a piece of wood with a small axe, every stroke helping to get rid of the unwanted fragments of wood.

Sometimes a mind is like a mouth: you just got to shut it.

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.

Mindfulness is attentiveness, moment to moment. What's happening right now and what's coming up in me in response to what's happening right now. Importantly, this is in the service of being able to choose wisely so that I avoid complicating my own life and the lives of others.

I wish that life should not be cheap, but sacred. I wish the days to be as centuries, loaded, fragrant.

Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.

I don't think we are here for anything. We're just products of evolution. You can say, "Gee, your life must be pretty bleak if you don't think there's a purpose." But I'm anticipating a good lunch.

When things are going well, be mindful of adversityWhen prosperous, be mindful of povertyWhen loved, be mindful of thoughtfulnessWhen respected, be mindful of humility

Every present moment will offer itself as a window onto eternity, a doorway to the infinite.

Mindfulness was experienced as not holding onto the past, the future, or 'nowness:' but relaxing into the immediacy of whatever was happening.

Mindfulness helps us to set boundaries by revealing what makes us unhappy & what brings us peace.

The past cannot survive in your presence. It can only survive in your absence.

Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow.

Mindfulness meditation should be more than just watching what you are doing. What you really need to watch is your motivation.

I never wear a watch, because I always know it's now - and now is when you should do it.

Wellness within is mindfulness and acceptance of what you are, what you feel inside and how it's always changing. That process is helped by being attentive to the breath as it moves through the body.