Quotes About Mindfulness

Tal como decía Daniel Belalcázar, no vale la pena sufrir de antemano por las desgracias que posiblemente no ocurrirán.

La felicidad no es exuberante ni bulliciosa, como el placer o la alegría. Es silenciosa, tranquila, suave, es un estado interno de satisfacción que empieza por amarse a sí mismo.

That is what I am attempting in my stumbling spiritual practice: to rid myself of the negative feelings that prevent walking with assurance. I want to transform rage into creative energy and guilt into a mocking acceptance of my faults; I want to sweep away arrogance and vanity.

La primera lección de montañismo de su padre había sido que mientras estuviera tenso, ansioso o apurado, la mitad de su fuerza se dispersaba. Se requería calma para vencer a la montaña.

Lucia argued something similar. She gave as an example the Chihuahua, Marcelo, who lived eternally grateful in the present, accepting whatever might happen without worrying about any future misfortune that might add to all those he had previously encountered in his life as an abandoned dog. "Too

La felicidad no es exuberante ni bulliciosa, como el placer o la alegría. Es silenciosa, tranquila, suave, es un estado de satisfacción que empieza por amarse a sí mismo.

You explained to me that inspiration is born of stillness, and creativity comes from movement.

No hagas un inventario de lo que te falta, mamá, sino de lo que tienes», decía. Según ella, esa era una oportunidad única de sanar el cuerpo y sanar la mente, desprenderse de la carga innecesaria

sacas con pensar en el futuro, las cosas siguen su curso y tú no tienes control de nada, relájate, hermano», era el consejo cien veces repetido de su amigo. Lo acusaba de vivir en perpetua conversación consigo mismo, mascullando, recordando, arrepintiéndose, planeando. Decía que sólo los humanos andaban centrados en sí mismos, esclavos de su ego, observándose

Relájate. Solo vengo a respirar contigo.

El sabio nada desea, no juzgam no hace planes , mantiene su mente abierta y su corazón con paz.

Lucia le había dicho en su noche de confidencias que la vida se manifiesta siempre, pero se manifiesta mejor si la recibimos sin resistencia.

This days one must be careful to avoid awakening the pain of another.

From Nike, we buy victory. From Under Armour, we buy protection. From Lululemon, we buy zen. From Patagonia, we buy conservation. From BMW, we buy performance.

I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk once said to me, 'If you're not laughing, then you're not getting it.'

Well, for one thing, in the tradition of Zen that I've practiced, there is no prayerful worship and there is no affirmation of a deity.

My feeling or philosophy is closer to Taoism and Zen Buddhism, 'cause it's the most practical.

I don't think my competition is with the heroes. I don't think I'm competing with anyone. I don't mean to sound Zen, but genuinely, when I stopped competing with anything is when I started enjoying my work, and that brought out the best in me. I'm living in a universe of my own, and I'm enjoying that. I love to appreciate other people's work.

You prep, you prep, you prep. And on the day that you film, you let all of that go. I try to achieve emptiness as much as possible - the Zen thing - to let the deal come out of that nothing.

There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen.

It is not good to talk about Zen, because Zen is nothingness... If you talk about it, you are always lying, and if you don't talk about it, no one knows it is there.

Zen, per se, is not just an art, it's not just a religion, it's a realisation.

I use a Bruce Lee technique: 'The way of no way.' He had the idea that he would learn everything, so that whoever he had to fight, he could improvise anything. The best way of starting a gig is just to not think of anything - to clear your mind, not in an empty Zen state, but more just to go on and see where you go.

The way I meditate is by being organised. I can get real Zen if I go home and tidy the front room.