Quotes About Mindfulness

Not only do we have to be good at waiting, we have to love it. Because waiting is not waiting, it is life. Too many of us live without fully engaging our minds, waiting for that moment when our real lives begin.

Not only we have to be good at waiting, we have to love it. Because waiting is not waiting, it is life.

When we are present to what is, we are right up front with the expansion of time, but when we make a mistake and get frozen in what was, a layer of detachment builds.

I think that anyone can become tremendously success at what they do as long as they approach the learning process in a way that isn't self-paralyzing.

I couldn't count on the world being silent, so my only option was to become at peace with the noise.

One idea I taught was the importance of regaining presence and clarity of mind after making a serious error.

A key component of high-level learning is cultivating a resilient awareness that is the older, conscious embodiment of a child's playful obliviousness.

I found myself calculating less and feeling more

Instead of running from our emotions or being swept away by their initial gusts, we should learn to sit with them, become at peace with their unique flavors, and ultimately discover deep pools of inspiration.

You can't go around holding the worst thing you ever did in your hand, staring at it. You gotta cook supper, put gas in the car. You gotta plant more zinnias.

He stood just inside the door and took stock. Everything in it had been taken for granted. How had that happened again? He had promised himself not to take anything for granted and now he couldn't recall the moment that promise had given way to the everyday. It was not likely one single moment.

Why not just go with it? Just walk the dog and send the tweets and eat the scones and play with the hamsters and ride the bicycles and watch the sunsets and stream the movies and never worry about any of it? I didn't know it could be that easy. I didn't know that until just now. That sounds good to me. I think I might be able to do that. Who couldn't do that? It would take somebody mentally ill not to do that, and I'm not mentally ill.

If I could just become a lotioner, I thought, how many other small, pleasurable gestures made throughout the day might click into place for me, and all that exile, all that alienation and scorn, simply vanish?

Our lives are the sum of our memories. How much are we willing to lose from our already short lives by … not paying attention?

If you want to live a memorable life, you have to be the kind of person who remembers to remember.

We need to be able to get wired up without overheating, and disconnect without going cold.

Do not worry yourself so much. Take joy in things that are joyful, there is no harm in that.

Just for today, I will not be angry. Just for today, I will not worry. Just for today, I will count my many blessings. Just for today, I will do my work honestly, and just for today, I will be kind to every living creature.

Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck.

Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck.

It has long been my dream that one day Americans of all ages, creeds and colors will be practicing taijiquan in the parks of this nation as they do in China. Few places in the world have such beautiful open spaces which can and should be used productively at no expense. The result would be tremendous improvement in mental and physical well-being.

The key to a successful life is balance. Take care of your physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

One of the great secrets of life is learning to live without being happy.

To be anywhere other than the now is to paint eyeballs on chaos.