Quotes About Mindfulness

O verdadeiro barômetro da inteligência é uma vida produtiva, feliz, vivida a cada dia e cada momento presente de todo dia.

Have a happy mind.

being satisfied with less rather than more results in great generosity.

you've been raised in a culture that not only eschews silence, but is terrified of it.

practice living without limits by gathering virtue and modeling it.

move freely, unencumbered with thoughts about where you should be and how you should be acting.

Wisdom connects you to your heart in your waking moments;

The next time you are contemplating a decision in which you are debating whether or not to take charge of yourself, to make your own choice, ask yourself an important question, How long am I going to be dead? With that eternal perspective, you can now make your own choice and leave the worrying, the fears, the question of whether you can afford it and the guilt to those who are going to be alive forever.

Spend more time close to home in awe over the many simple treasures that make up your life.

I urge you to demand more and more time for silence in your life.

Once you learn that you can feel what you choose to feel, you will be on the road to intelligence—a road where there are no bypaths that lead to [Nervous Break Downs]

You are the person responsible for how you feel. You feel what you think, and you can learn to think differently about anything—if you decide to do so.

Seize the present moment as the only one you have. And remember, wishing, hoping, and regretting are the most common and dangerous tactics for evading the present.

consciously free your mind from attempting to control the events of your life.

When you live in the now, you allow yourself the freedom to enjoy a moment, rather than postponing that gratification or joy because you've got something more pressing to do.

The ultimate act that enlightens involves no action at all.

Snatch a thought from the running ribbon of thoughts and contemplate it. As you toss it around, notice how you feel—sad, depressed, happy, frightened, and so on. Every thought going by has an imprint on your concept of yourself. First be the observer, and then the contemplator. Now become the choice maker who can consciously decide to put that thought back into the running stream and pick a different one, a thought that perhaps allows you to feel better.

Later is never going to come, because it is always now, now, now, now, now. Now alignment or not. Now alignment or not. Now alignment or not. And when you show yourself that you can have now alignment, now alignment, now alignment, now you're living the way you intended to live.

Each day, practice letting go and seeing where you're directed. Take note of who shows up and when.

Let go of your identification with your stuff and with your accomplishments. Try instead to enjoy what you do and all that flows into your life simply for the pleasure of doing and observing the flow itself.

give without expecting, and don't be victimized by the expectations of others.

I like this quote attributed to Mark Twain: "I'm an old man and I've had many troubles. Most of which have never happened.

Live so as to be detached from outcome. Do it all because it resonates with your highest self and responds to your beseeching inner voice—not because of rewards that might come your way.

avoid self-limits, accept your body as a perfect creation, and allow your life to unfold in accordance with its own nature.