Quotes About Mindfulness

Do not try to guess how fast or slow a pitch will be. Just let the ball arrive at its own pace, and be there to greet it

Do not concern yourself with the right and wrong of others. Do not be calculating or act unnaturally

your opponent is not really your opponent because you and your opponent become one.

Do not stare into the eyes of your opponent: he may mesmerize you. Do not fix your gaze on his sword: he may intimidate you. Do not focus on your opponent at all: he may absorb your energy. The essence of training is to bring your opponent completely into your sphere. Then you can stand just where you like

Consider the ebb and flow of the tide. When waves come to strike the shore, they crest and fall, creating a sound. Your breath should follow the same pattern, absorbing the entire universe in your belly with each inhalation. Know that we all have access to four treasures: the energy of the sun and moon, the breath of heaven, the breath of earth, and the ebb and flow of the tide.

Hear the soundless sound, and see the formless form. At a glance, read your opponent's mind, and attain victory without contention

Never chase after opponents

The only cure for materialism is the cleansing of the six senses (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)

As soon as you concern yourself with the "good" and "bad" of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weakens and defeats you.

Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.

Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything.

may you be happy, may you be well may you be peaceful and at ease may you be filled with loving kindness And compassion for all beingslk

Can there really be a martial art in which one downs his attacker with a smile?

Fill yourself with Ki, invite the attack.

There is only one trait that marks the writer. He is always watching. It's a kind of trick of the mind and he is born with it.

The best way to deal with that is to live in a fully conscious, compassionate, loving way. Don't wait until you're on your deathbed to recognize that this is the only way to live.

Accept yourself, your physical condition and your fate as they are at the present moment.

If we can make peace with dying, we can finally make peace with living.

We visit others as a matter of social obligation. How long has it been since we have visited with ourselves?

Don't think about mistakes you've made in the past. Don't worry about what might happen in the future if this goes wrong. When your blade cuts into the skin, just think about now.

Leave the bad stuff in the past and concentrate on being happy now. If I can.

You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to you, to let your mind think.

And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone.

If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect.