Quotes About Mindfulness

Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve the silence?

A wise person speaks carefully and with truth, for every word tht passes between one's teeth is meant for something.

Do not look for happiness outside yourself. The awakened seek happiness inside.

To speak less is wisdom, to eat less is healthy, and to mingle less with te people is safe and serene.

The world is nothing but my perception of it. I see only through myself. I hear only through the filter of my story.

How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention. And how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention.

Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect.

If one were truly aware of the value of human life, to waste it blithely on distractions and the pursuit of vulgar ambitions would be the height of confusion.

The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

Don't wait for the right conditions. All you need for your growth is available to you in this moment

"All conditioned things are impermanent" - when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.

It is very important to understand that emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence, it is not the triumph of heart over head - it is the unique intersection of both.

Accept and allow. This is the key to living a life full of Love.

Life is precious. We should not take anything for granted. Living every moment as if it was our first and last is a genuine life of gratitude, acceptance and wisdom.

Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity And you will find yourself upon the one way, The way of wisdom.

Live one day at a time and make it a masterpiece.

Ninety percent of all human wisdom is the ability to mind your own business.

A moment of consideration often prevents a thousand apologies

When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean.

My past is my wisdom to use today. . . my future is my wisdom yet to experience. Be in the present because that is where life resides.

When every situation which life can offer is turned to the profit of spiritual growth, no situation can really be a bad one.

Wisdom is tolerance of cognitive dissonance.

Perfecting one's intellect causes one to speak less, and those words spoken will be adorned with wisdom.