Quotes About Mindfulness

On the rare occasions I go to the gym, I prefer silence.

I like working in silence.

I don't have a BlackBerry or whatever you call it. And there is something to be said for being isolated and out of phone range, because you can fall into a habit to such a degree that you don't even realise that you've lost something: silence.

Sit with silence a lot - real silence, where nothing is happening - because you learn so much in those moments of quiet.

I'm a friend of silence.

Mornings are the most crucial time of day for me. I like the silence.

I'm of the opinion that it's okay to be silent, to not speak if you don't have anything to say.

When the brain is silent, the executive function, which is this part of the brain that makes decisions, can work much better. So when you get quiet, you make better decisions. You're also more rested - you're not as reactive.

I worry about everything, which is silly because there's very little you can control anyway.

Happiness is very simple and minimal.

I am a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less.

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.

Meditation doesn't have to be complicated. What I do is about as simple as you can get. You could just count the beads, one, two, three, with your eyes closed or open, whatever makes you happy.

We all want to just want to live a simple life, but nobody really knows how to do that.

I'm a very simple person. I don't use computers.

Simple things make me very happy.

The simple things in life make me very happy.

Closing one's eyes is not a recipe for peace. It is a simple way to embolden aggressive personalities.

The simpler I keep things, the better I play.

I learned that the simplest things made me the happiest.

I don't need a lot of money. Simplicity is the answer for me.

The tenets of Jeet Kune Do are simplicity, directness, and freedom, and it's meant to be a style that is efficient and non-telegraphic; you can't see it coming.

To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have awareness of one's being added to that being.

I can, of course, think what I want, just like everyone else. I simply have to refrain from saying everything I think.