Quotes About Mindfulness

Moving ourselves to the background and others to the foreground is evidence that the (spiritual) search is achieving its purpose.

Spirituality lies in regarding existence merely as a vehicle for contemplation, and contemplation merely a vehicle for joy.

If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.

The greater part of human pain is unnecessary. It is self-created as long as the unobserved mind runs your life.

Fear is very often a part of the spiritual path. When people sit down and meditate it's not at all uncommon for fear to arise at some point.

Thought alone cannot recognize spiritual truths no matter how highly developed thought is. It's impossible.

Being must be felt. It can't be thought.

Inner silence works from the moment you begin to accrue it. What the old sorcerers were after was the final dramatic, end result of reaching that individual threshold of silence.

Golf is a spiritual game. It's like Zen. You have to let your mind take over.

In order to meditate correctly, you must have knowledge.

By being receptive, we can avail ourselves of the spiritual wealth available to us. By being open, we can receive things beyond what we ourselves might imagine.

For the Divine to function through you, it is important to make every breath, every pulsation in the body, and your very existence an offering.

Before you speak, my friend, remember, a spiritual man contain his anger. Angry words are like slap in de face.

Looking deeply at life as it is in this very moment, the meditator dwells in stability and freedom.

Once you realize you're a spiritual being, you see life so differently. You respect things. You're more responsible to yourself and others.

Blissfulness does not compel you to behave in any particular way. Out of bliss, I can laugh or cry; I can sit quietly or be active in the world.

You become most powerful in whatever you do if the action is performed for its own sake rather than as a means to protect, enhance, or conform to your role identity.

Meditation is that dimension of science which focuses on creating the right kind of interior, so that you can live a peaceful and joyous life.

If you don't have a spiritual practice in place when times are good, you can't expect to suddenly develop one during a moment of crisis.

Too much concern about physical security and too little concern about spirituality is the hallmark of today's world.

Spiritual energy-the energy that comes from pure consciousness-is the creative energy of the universe.

The highest happiness is when one reaches the stage of liberation, at which there is no more suffering.

Those who possess adequate spiritual and mental resources will meet the heartaches or the happiness of each day with courage, calmness and capacity.

Only after several years of training did I come to realize that the deepest purpose of the martial arts is to serve as a vehicle for personal spiritual development.