Quotes About Mindfulness

modern people always appeared to be rushing about doing things, having no time, it seemed, for looking at the sky

she sipped at her 1st cup of red bush tea, not in any hurry to do whatever it was that she had to do next. That, of course, is always a good time to think - when you know that you are going to have to do something, but you know that you do not have to do it just yet.

Mma Ramotswe would often stop and look at the sky; and this just went to show how wise she was, because looking at the sky was something that we all should do more often.

O hábito é a dádiva mais alta, Quando a felicidade nos falta.

We frequently pass so near to happiness without seeing, without regarding it, or if we do see and regard it, yet without recognizing it.

It occurs to me it is not so much the aim of the devil to lure me with evil as it is to preoccupy me with the meaningless.

For the practice of yoga to be nourishing and creative, there must be a dialogue between the active, or intentional, mind and the reflective, or receptive, mind. If you are ruled by the active mind, your practice becomes forced and mechanical because you never listen to your body: you treat it like a machine. If you are ruled by the reflective mind, your practice becomes formless and inert, and loses its sense of purpose.

Live simply", she said. "Don't expect so much out of life. You can only be disappointed when your expectations are not met so strive for the best but keep your expectations simple." I

In the poetry of attention, poems are not problems.

I walk reciting every quiet word I know...

Japan never considers time together as time wasted. Rather, it is time invested.

Suffering can thus be seen in large part as a kind of resistance or reactivity to the pain of the present moment. (p. 74)

it is often more difficult to remember to be mindful than to be mindful itself. (p. 47)

To be mindful of social phenomena is thus to identify more clearly hatred, greed, and delusion as well as the seeds of wisdom and compassion both around us and in us. (p. 52)

Las personas deben sentirse libres de orar sobre todo lo que les venga a la mente mientras leen un pasaje de las Escrituras.

meditation must follow hearing and precede prayer.

Joy does not come to you if you are spiritually passive; rather, joy is cultivated, but joy is cultivated by things you do.

Orar la Biblia es tan simple como ir a través del pasaje línea por línea, hablando con Dios acerca de todo aquello que venga a tu mente mientras lees el texto. ¿Ves cuán fácil es todo esto? Todos pueden hacerlo.

Podríamos llevar «todo en oración» delante de Dios. Podemos orar por todo. Cada persona, objeto, tema, circunstancia, temor, situación: todo en el universo es lo que podemos llevar delante de Dios. Por lo tanto, cada pensamiento que entra en tu mente mientras estás leyendo un pasaje de la Escritura —aun si tal pensamiento no tiene que ver con el texto que está delante de ti en ese momento— es algo que puedes llevar delante de Dios.

You may be singing 'Holy, holy, holy,' but if you aren't thinking about God while singing it, you are not worshiping.

To read the Bible and not to meditate was seen as an unfruitful exercise: better to read one chapter and meditate afterward than to read several chapters and not to meditate.

When there is little awareness of real need, there is little real prayer.

I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is.

I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is.