Quotes About Mindfulness

Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer.

The buddha called suffering a holy truth, because our suffering has the capacity of showing us the path to liberation. Embrace your suffering and let it reveal to you the way to peace.

Pain itself destroys pain. Suffering itself frees man from suffering.

Well, the truth is, if you really listen to that bird on your shoulder, if you accept that you can die at any time–then you might not be as ambitious as you are.

Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.

Speak not at all, in any wise, till you have somewhat to speak; care not for the reward of your speaking, but simply and with undivided mind for the truth of your speaking.

The truth is, of course, that what one regards as interruptions are precisely one's life.

When one is able to overcome the romantic and emotional attitude, one discovers truth even in the kitchen sink.

Help me always to speak the truth quietly, to listen with an open mind when others speak, and to remember the peace that may be found in silence.

You don't get to vote on what is. Have you noticed?

The truth is that stress doesn't come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about these circumstances.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

If you accept a limiting belief, then it will become a truth for you.

Meanwhile, life keeps moving forward. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?

The Truth is realized in an instant; the Act is practiced step by step.

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.

Enlightenment is freedom, the thought of enlightenment is prison. The truth exists in the moment. If we´re anywhere else, seeking something outside of the moment, we´re in prison.

It's not possible to have a problem without believing a prior thought. To notice this simple truth is the beginning of peace.

We suffer from the illusion that the faster we run, the more likely we are to grasp happiness. The truth is that the velocity necessary for success rarely exceeds the rate of reflection.

Make an island of yourself, make yourself your refuge; there is no other refuge. Make truth your island, make truth your refuge; there is no other refuge.

If we want to truly live, at some point, we find the dark facts of psychic life demand our full attention.

An enlightened person does not ignore things and does not stick to things, not even to the truth.

Even the indie rock world - which is supposed to be about truth and independence from corporate mindfulness or something - is totally subject to the paraphernalia of celebrity.

No, honestly, my mouth shouldn't be able to function unless my brain's engaged.