Quotes About Mindfulness

Our task is to strike a balance, to find a middle way, to learn not to overstretch ourselves with extraneous activities and preoccupations, but to simplify our lives more and more. The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.

William Blake:   He who binds to himself a Joy, Does the winged life destroy; He who kisses the Joy as it flies, Lives in Eternity's sunrise.7

The posture we take when we meditate signifies that we are linking absolute and relative, sky and ground, heaven and earth, like two wings of a bird, integrating the skylike, deathless nature of mind and the ground of our transient, mortal nature. The

Meditation is not striving, but naturally becoming assimilated into it.

Si eres demasiado listo, puedes perderte lo esencial».

When your amnesia over your identity begins to be cured, you will realize finally that dak dzin, grasping at self, is the root cause of all your suffering. You will understand at last how much harm it has done both to yourself and to others, and you will realize that both the noblest and the wisest thing to do is to cherish others instead of cherishing yourself. This will bring healing to your heart, healing to your mind, and healing to your spirit.

Ce que vous êtes est ce que vous avez été », disait le Bouddha ; « ce que vous serez est ce que vous faites maintenant

The definition of mantra is "that which protects the mind.

William Blake: He who binds to himself a Joy, Does the winged life destroy; He who kisses the Joy as it flies, Lives in Eternity's sunrise.7

master, Drakpa Gyaltsen, said: "Human beings spend all their lives preparing, preparing, preparing . . . Only to meet the next life unprepared.

The nature of mind is just too close to be recognized. Just as we are unable to see our own face, mind finds it difficult to look into its own nature. 2.

Seeing emptiness, have compassion.

Meditation consists of being attentive to such a state of Rigpa, free from all mental constructions, whilst remaining fully relaxed, without any distraction or grasping. For it is said that 'Meditation is not striving, but naturally becoming assimilated into it.

With mind far off, not thinking of death's coming, Performing these meaningless activities, Returning empty-handed now would be complete confusion; The need is recognition, the spiritual teachings, So why not practice the path of wisdom at this very moment? From the mouths of the saints come these words: If you do not keep your master's teaching in your heart Will you not become your own deceiver?

what is in our ego's self-interest and what is in our ultimate interest;

And being a buddha is not being some omnipotent spiritual superman, but becoming at last a true human being.

Be free of attachment and aversion. Keep your mind pure. And unite your mind with the Buddha.

I will abandon all grasping, yearning, and attachment, Enter undistracted into clear awareness of the teaching

From the blossoming lotus of devotion, at the center of my heart, Rise up, O compassionate master, my only refuge! I am plagued by past actions and turbulent emotions: To protect me in my misfortune Remain as the jewel-ornament on the crown of my head, the chakra of great bliss, Arousing all my mindfulness and awareness, I pray!

the practice of Tonglen, which in Tibetan means "giving and receiving

The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.

the Tonglen practice of giving and receiving is to take on the suffering and pain of others, and give them your happiness, well-being, and peace of mind.

As Tibet's famous poet saint, Milarepa, said: "My religion is to live—and die—without regret.

As I breathe in, I am taking on the suffering of my friend or others, and as I breathe out, I am giving him or them happiness and peace.