Quotes About Mindfulness

You cannot be receptive when you are too full of yourself. The less you are, the more you receive. The more you are, the less you receive.

Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.

To meditate is to listen with a receptive heart.

The spiritual life is about becoming more at home in your own skin.

Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day's work absorb your entire energies, and satisfy your widest ambition.

Mental alertness is not awareness. Mental alertness only enhances your survival instincts. It does not take you towards liberation.

Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence.

The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.

In a special sense... the three great natural states of waking, dreaming, and deep sleep contain an entire spectrum of spiritual enlightenment.

Yoga teaches us both to let go and to have exquisite awareness in every moment. We remember our essential spiritual nature and life becomes more joyful, meaningful, and carefree.

Past and future are in the mind only - I am now.

Any spirituality can be enhanced with the practice or study of yoga.

Forgiveness is the Most Powerful thing you can Do for Yourself on the Spiritual Path.

If you want to find out the purpose of life, you need to look beyond the limitations of body and mind.

Seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity.

Most of us are far too busy for our own spiritual good.

The quickest way to experiencing the peace inside, is to learn to recognize when I am not at peace.

Devotion is not about a God. Devotion is about you making your emotions so sweet that your life experience becomes beautiful.

The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticise others.

Whenever you become anxious or stressed, outer purpose has taken over, and you lost sight of your inner purpose. You have forgotten that your state of consciousness is primary, all else secondary.

Your mind, emotions and body are instruments and the way you align and tune them determines how well you play life.

It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.

Nonresistance is the key to the greatest power in the universe.

I have learned that everything is an opportunity for spiritual enrichment.