Quotes About Mindfulness

Don't put a spoon in your eye over it

The secret is to concentrate on what you're doing. Don't look at the ground. Don't look over your shoulder. Ignore the world and trust it to return the favor.

El secreto consiste en concentrarte en lo que estás haciendo. No debes mirar al suelo. No debes girar la cabeza. Debes olvidarte del mundo y confiar en que el mundo te devuelva el favor.

Hacía todo lo posible para no pensar en eso. Solo un necio se preocupa por lo que no puede controlar.

De qué sirve la atención? Es más, ¿de qué sirve observar? La gente siempre está observando cosas. Lo que debería hacer es ver. Yo veo las cosas que miro. Soy el que ve.

for half a minute she wished it was a different sort of day, even though she knew that nothing good could come from wanting at the world

Ignore the world and trust it to return the favor.

You could learn to listen just a bit more closely. Useful thing, listening.

The figures of our speaking are like pictures of names. Vague, weak names, but names nonetheless. Be mindful of them.

I see the problem," I said slowly. "I don't seem to have any behavioral filters.

A heavy purse makes for a light heart

I did my best not to think about it. Only a fool worries over what he can't control.

laughter is good for the digestion.

La desgracia del hombre se debe a que no quiere permanecer tranquilo en su habitación, que es su hogar

Be careful. Sometimes you don't carry a grudge. It carries you.

There's nothing to worry about till there's something to worry about.

Perfectly stay in the natural flow, There is no other concentration. Perfectly realize the natural state, There is no other wisdom.

What makes an action positive or negative? Not how it looks, not whether it is big or small, but it is the positive or negative motivation that is behind it. No matter how many teachings that you have heard, to be motivated by ordinary concerns, such as a desire for greatness, fame or whatever, is not the way of the true Dharma.

Ten presente el ejemplo de una vaca vieja, que se da por satisfecha durmiendo en un cobertizo. Tienes que comer, dormir y cagar, eso es inevitable, lo demás no es asunto tuyo.

I also made my bed every day, fixed my hair, applied my makeup, and washed the dishes. The result of being faithful in these small things was the restoration of my sense of worth and dignity. And proper placement restores order to one's surroundings, which in turn restores order to some of the brain's clutter.

Everything distracted me, but most of all myself.

I thought of something I learned from reading Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas by Mari Sandoz. Crazy Horse believes that he will be victorious in battle, but if he stops to take spoils from the battlefield, he will be defeated. He tattoos lightning bolts on the ears of his horses so the sight of them will remind him of this as he rides. I tried to apply this lesson to the things at hand, careful not to take spoils that were not rightfully mine.

We seek to stay present, even as the ghosts attempt to draw us away.

I revisit my book piles. Trying not to be sidetracked or lured into another dimension.