Quotes About Mindfulness

The deepest transformations in our lives come down to something very simple: We learn to respond, not react, to what is going on inside us.

When we pause, we don't know what will happen next. But by disrupting our habitual behaviors, we open to the possibility of new and creative ways of responding to our wants and fears.

The way out of our cage begins with accepting absolutely everything about ourselves and our lives, by embracing with wakefulness and care our moment-to-moment experience.

was continually harassed by an inner judge who was merciless, relentless, nit-picking, driving, often invisible but always on the job. I knew I would never treat a friend the way I treated myself, without mercy or kindness.

myself, "What would it be like if I could accept life—accept this moment—exactly as it is?

I became committed to dropping my resistance so I could get to know this energy that was driving the wanting self.

Through the simple practice of seeing our own goodness, we undo the deeply rooted habits of blame and self-hate that keep us feeling isolated and unworthy.

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, Some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! … The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. Rumi

I'm skimming over life and racing to the finish line—death.

Just as a clear pond reflects the sky, mindfulness allows us to see the truth of our experience.

make love of your self perfect.

Taking our hands off the controls and pausing is an opportunity to clearly see the wants and fears that are driving us.... Often the moment when we most need to pause is exactly when it feels most intolerable to do so.

Everything within and around us is subject to change; the truth that if we try to hold on to or resist the stream of experience, we deepen the trance of fear.

The more you Nurture yourself, the more you'll find you're living from your future self—the best of who you are.

The instant we agree to feel fear or vulnerability, greed or agitation, we are holding our life with an unconditionally friendly heart.

REFLECTION Pause and let yourself sink into this moment, into presence, into your heart. Gently say to yourself, "There's nothing to do. This is enough . . . I am enough." Feel the fullness and peace of coming home.

This means accepting our human existence and all of life as it is. Imperfection is not our personal problem—it is a natural part of existing.

Buddhist mindfulness meditation called vipassana, which means "to see clearly

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." Our

Mindfulness is the intentional process of paying attention, without judgment, to the unfolding

Through Buddhist awareness practices, we free ourselves from the suffering of trance by learning to recognize what is true in the present moment, and by embracing whatever we see with an open heart. This cultivation of mindfulness and compassion is what I call Radical Acceptance.

Chögyam Trungpa, a contemporary Tibetan Buddhist teacher, writes, "The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use, even spirituality.

was manipulating my inner experience rather than being with what was actually happening.

The most important thing is remembering the most important thing.