Quotes About Mindfulness

Presence of mind in all things, I counsel. Be aware of thyself before all else.

I have had a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.

If we are looking for some specific, expected danger, we are less likely to see the unexpected danger. I urge that she pay relaxed attention to her environment rather than paying rapt attention to her imagination.

Life Plan: I asked her what she planned to do with her life & she said she was way beyond that point already. I'm just happy I remember to be there when it happens, she said.

If you were smart, you'd probably spend more time stretching, he said & I said, If I were really smart, I'd probably spend more time just sitting in the shade drinking lemonade.

I don't think of it as avoiding, he said. I think of it as another opportunity to practice ignoring things that bug me. —Steady Practice

Everything changed the day she figured out there was exactly enough time for the important things in her life.

There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by my self.

Don't think you can attain total awareness and whole enlightenment without proper discipline and practice.

Start today like you're dying, because of course you are.

A rich man's wealth is not in the amount of lands and materials he holds, but in the measure of his consciousness.

Honor your mistake as a hidden intention.

More and more I find I want to be living in a Big Here and a Long Now.

Prayers always took her mind off herself and her impossibilities and onto Elohim and His possibilities.

what purpose it serves?" "To bear the guilt of the people and remind us of the ongoing need of having Yahweh in our minds.

Let pressure pass over and through you. That way you can't be harmed by it.

If we can't control the contents of our consciousness and tame those gremlins of fear and anxiety and self-doubt, none of the rest of this stuff matters. Period.

Never worry what other people think of you, because no one ever thinks of you.

The past is finished. Learn from it and let it go. The future is not even here yet. Plan for it, but do not waste your time worrying about it. Worrying is worthless. When you stop ruminating about what has already happened, when you stop worrying about what might never happen, then you will be in the present moment. Then you will begin to experience joy in life. We

Denial, the act of not being aware of inner feelings and fears and motivations, is the opposite of mindfulness.

special?" "No, just

Cuando somos impacientes, provocamos sufrimiento en nosotros mismos y en los demás. Nos precipitamos y juzgamos con imprudencia, actuamos sin tener en consideración las consecuencias de lo que hacemos. Nuestras elecciones son forzadas y, a menudo, incorrectas; y el precio que pagamos por ellas, elevado.

Live in the present, not the past or the future. The past is over; learn from it and let it go. The future is not yet here. Plan for it, but do not worry. Worry only wastes your time and energy.

This is called a bubble meditation, but you can use a word instead, focusing your mind on that word. If your mind wanders, gently and without judgment bring your attention back to the word. The word you choose can be a neutral word, like the number one. Or it can be a Sanskrit