Quotes About Mindfulness

A Buddhist monk has a responsibility first and foremost to themselves, and that's to find the truth each day in every part of their life.

Consistency is nice, I think, personally. I like to be consistently happy. I like to be consistently more aware and more conscious of the truth.

Here or nowhere is our heaven.

You do not have to pursue something intensely; you as a being should become very intense.

Teach us almighty father, to consider this solemn truth, as we should do, that we may feel the importance of every day, and every hour as it passes.

Begin where you are. Read every word, every phrase, every paragraph of the mind, as it operates through thought.

The second noble truth says that this resistance is the...mechanism of what we call ego, that resisting life causes suffering.

Only silence communicates the truth as it is.

Nothing increases happiness like quiet time. The truth is, the only moments that make you laugh or happy are seconds of stillness.

The Truth is the unknown from moment to moment, our minds must be always alert with full attention, free from prejudices, misconceptions, so it can be really receptive.

There is no need to seek truth, only stop having views.

From the first, in people and in things, there is no such thing as trash. These words point to the fundamental truth of Buddhism, a truth I could not as yet conceive in those days.

To be free from all egoistic motive, careful of truth in speech and action, void of self-will and self-assertion, watchful in all things, is the condition for being a flawless servant.

Be grateful for the things you don't have that you don't want." -Bob Dylan's Dad

Love, happiness, peace - these are not final destinations. They are in every moment, every breath, everything.

This morning I woke up, how blessed I am Eyes to see, a voice to speak Words to read and love to feel? If this isn't something to be thankful for, I'm not sure what is.

To be conscientious. You must first be conscious.

A book is like a vacation for the brain.

It is so simple, to be happy think happiness.

Find a place to think and a person to love and be happy.

Be happy while you are looking for happiness because our purpose of life is to be happy.

Change your perception and be happy where you are, how you are, with whom you are.

Our main purpose of life is to be happy. Happiness is in simplicity, and the most amazing things about life is that it is so simple.

Never pursue happiness, just be happy.