Quotes About Mindfulness

So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants.

I need some me-time. I have to remember to rest, because I have a natural energy and I don't want to burn out.

...Take a half-hour a day to really appreciate the good things you have. And you will feel great. If you want to feel twice as great double that time!

Sometimes we find that we like our thoughts so much that we don't want to let them go.

We can gradually drop our ideals of who we think we ought to be, or who we think we want to be, or who we think other people think we want to be or ought to be.

Resist the temptation to compare yourself to others. This is crucial in order to be able to manifest whatever you want.

Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect.

You can't go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are.

It's been my experience that the longer I do yoga, the more I want to know, the more I am able to understand and the less judgmental I am.

A meaningful life is composed of a series of meaningful moments. If this is what we want, then the ability to infuse each moment with meaning would seem to be a skill worth practicing.

I'm not trying to win an award for being the best vegetarian, just want to be healthy.

I tell my retreat students that they need to remember two things: to eat what they want when they're hungry and to feel what they feel when they're not.

The best way to get what you want is to realize you already have it.

Zen is not interested in high-flown statements; it wants its pupil to bite his apple and not discuss it.

In order to be happy we must first possess inner contentment; and inner contentment doesn't come from having all we want; but rather from wanting and appreciating being grateful for all we have.

I'm planning to give up worrying. I want to, but I'm worried I won't be able to.

O seeker! Rely on nothing until you want nothing.

About being grateful for what you have instead of yearning for what you think you want.

Pace yourself, pace yourself, pace yourself. And take time to rest. I guess if you don't rest and rejuvenate, then you harden, and I don't want to harden.

If you feel like eating, eat. Let your body tell you what it wants.

Just don't do things that depress you. I realized if it depresses me, then I just don't want to get close to it. If it brings me down, I just really can't get into it.

Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy? Forgive yourself and stop punishing yourself.

Do one thing every day you don't want to do.

I'm pretty confident about my sobriety, but I don't want to get too confident because that's when I'll crash.