Quotes About Mindfulness

Life is a series of moments. The quality of attention and action that we bring to each moment determines the quality of our lives.

As a peaceful warrior, I would choose when, where and how I would behave. With that commitment, I began to live the life of a warrior.

Don't get too comfortable. We are here for a certain period of time, and how much of your life are you gonna choose to spend with distractions? How do you make your choices? What is important?

There will never be a time when your life is not this moment.

By becoming self-aware, you gain ownership of reality; in becoming real, you become the master of both inner and outer life.

First law on holes - when you're in one, stop digging!

Narrow your life down to this moment. Your life situation may be full of problems - most life situations are - but find out if you have a problem at this moment. Do you have a problem now?

Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.

Do one thing at a time and do that one thing as if your life depended upon it.

You can live your whole life in your brain and not experience what's around you. You go crazy that way. That's why I have to watch myself when I get isolated for too long.

Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.

Someone who really wants to discover themselves has to be particularly careful about the use and abuse of power. But even your average human being just passing through another life has to be careful.

Writing in a journal reminds you of your goals and of your learning in life. It offers a place where you can hold a deliberate, thoughtful conversation with yourself.

There's so much to appreciate about my life every single day, and I make a big point of taking time to smell the roses and noticing how lucky I am. I never want to take that for granted.

B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Life

When you live as I do, you cannot indulge in jealousy. If you do, it will rip you apart.

The best way to insure you achieve the greatest satisfaction out of life is to behave intentionally.

Our abilities and possibilities are at one and the same time very limited and quite infinite dependent on the depth of our relationship to our 'self', others and life itself.

All of our technology is completely unnecessary to a happy life.

When you are measuring life, you are not living it.

I once read that the only way to enjoy life is to observe everything with a sense of detached amusement. I don't always do that, but it serves you well to keep it in mind.

Life is short, I have no time for drama.

The healthiest response to life is joy.

Had they known at these moments to be quietly joyful? Most likely not. People mostly did not know enough when they were living life that they were living it.