Quotes About Mindfulness

Er gebeuren dingen om ons heen. Maar we merken ze nauwelijks. We zijn doof en blind.

A garden is the best alternative therapy

He who conquers his anger has conquered an enemy

Let your head be more than a funnel to your stomach

The first line says, "Be at all times without deluded thoughts arising." Deluded thoughts are the same thing as dichotomous thoughts, dualistic thoughts.

Nie trwo? wieczorów na retrospekcje, lecz podzi?kuj za wszystko, co dobrego przyniós? ci dzie?

Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.

One day at a time. He had also added that it's a good rule not to take anything personally. We think that everything revolves around us: both what other people do and what they don't do. It's almost never true. Things happen and that's it; most other people are uninterested in us, for good or ill.

The Book of Eights' emphasis is on overcoming any longing for any form of future rebirth.

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them.

What we put into every moment is all we have.

Gilda's book ends with her acceptance of what I had called, in working with her, "delicious ambiguity," the freedom that comes with simply not knowing the outcome of every happening or happenstance.

Sleep is like a cat: It only comes to you if you ignore it.

Well, if you can't have what you want, you could try to want what you have.

wakefulness

You don't have to spend a lot of money to feel like a million. A good night's sleep, a quiet walk by the river or a hug from a favorite person will do the trick.

If you can't remember when you last basked in your own glow, it means you're overdue.

Treasure yourself for being, not doing.

To commune with your heart and soul, be willing to go out of your mind.

Rather than resist rest and gravitate toward constant motion, let's experiment with letting go.

Each of us knows when it's time to wake, eat and rest. We don't need to read a clock for these activities; we need to listen.

Call it walking meditation or a neighborhood stroll; by whatever name suits you, rediscover the art of meandering.

Take time for yourself. If you feel guilty eating lunch away from your desk or lingering in a bath, let the deprogramming begin.

Give full attention to life's moments and the images you capture will be everlasting.