Quotes About Mindfulness

There was only present, and it was infinite. The past and the future were just blinders we wore so that infinity wouldn't drive us mad.

If only it were that easy to let go of hate. Just relax your face.

I don't know many rules to live by," he'd said. "But here's one. It's simple. Don't put anything unnecessary into yourself. No poisons or chemicals, no fumes or smoke or alcohol, no sharp objects, no inessential needles—drug or tattoo—and… no inessential penises, either.

No metas en tu cuerpo cosas innecesarias. Nada de venenos ni productos químicos, tampoco gases, tabaco o alcohol, ningún objeto afilado ni agujas prescindibles (drogas o tatuajes) y, por supuesto…, ningún pene innecesario.-Brimstone

As to having a preference, that was new too. You take what you're given and you're grateful for it. Once that message is well and truly ingrained in you, it feels like vainglory to imagine one's own likes and dislikes could matter to other people.

The Greek philosopher Epictetus said, "First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

Non introdurre dentro di sé niente che non sia necessario. Niente veleni o sostanze chimiche, nessun vapore o fumo o alcol, nessun oggetto tagliente, nessun ago che non sia essenziale – droga o tatuaggio – e… nemmeno peni che non siano essenziali.

Don't put anything unnecessary into yourself. No poisons or chemicals, no fumes or smoke or alcohol, no sharp objects, no inessential needles—drug or tattoo—and… no inessential penises, either.

There was only the present, and it was infinite. The past and the future were just blinders we wore so that infinity wouldn't drive us mad.

No conozco muchas reglas para regir la vida —había afirmado—. Pero te enseñaré una muy sencilla. No metas en tu cuerpo cosas innecesarias. Nada de venenos ni productos químicos, tampoco gases, tabaco o alcohol, ningún objeto afilado ni agujas prescindibles (drogas o tatuajes) y, por supuesto…, ningún pene innecesario.

Por cada minuto de rabia perdemos sesenta segundos de felicidad.

You need to make good health a hobby.

I have one thing in my mind. How can I get people to start taking care of themselves? That's all I think about.

When you're among peaceful, generous, happy people, you're inclined to feel happy and peaceful yourself. When you're among angry, aggressive people, you tend to become like them. The human mind is like a mirror. A mirror does not discriminate but simply reflects whatever's before it, no matter whether it's horrible or wonderful.

The moment you identify yourself as something, you are already something else.

Don't think about Buddhist terminology; don't think about what the books say or anything like that. Just ask yourself simply, "How, at this moment, do I interpret myself?" That's all.

According to the Buddhist point of view, there is no human problem that cannot be solved by human beings.

It's almost like learning to meditate to learn to hear what your kid is actually saying.

Pleasured equally In seeking as in finding, Each detail minding, Old Walt went seeking And finding.

Pain is only what you allow it to be

Half of your attention is better than all of anyone else's.

the less you had, the more careful you had to be about everything you did have.

He hadn't stopped wanting love. He had simply, somehow, stopped looking.

How can you not care?" "Practice," Magnus said, looking back to his book and turning the page.