Quotes About Mindfulness

Perhaps all anxiety might derive from a fixation on moments—an inability to accept life as ongoing.

My existence shrank from an arrow of light pointing into the future forever to a speck of light that was the present moment. I got better at living in that point of light, making the world into that point. I paid close attention to it. I loved it very much.

Whatever lessens suffering in yourself and others, that is right. Whatever increases suffering, that is wrong. The answer is within you. When you are free of pride and prejudice, when you are calm and attentive, a light will shine within you. Through meditation and through being mindful you will find your own knowledge of rightness. You will be your own light.

Meistä on tullut ihmistekoja pikemmin kuin ihmisolentoja. Hidasta, niin pääset pitemmälle kuin voit kuvitellakkaan.

Now is the moment to live fully, and live in happiness. If there is no happiness today, how can you expect to be happy tomorrow?

Remaining aware of awareness, witnessing it thru every experience within without one, is the way and the goal both... Be Happy and keep smiling...

Bringing people into the here-and-now. The real universe. That's the present moment. The past is no good to us. The future is full of anxiety. Only the present is real--the here-and-now. Seize the day.

Unless you're completely exploded, there's always something to be grateful for.

But enough of that--here I am. Hineni! How marvelously beautiful it is today. He stopped in the overgrown yard, shut his eyes in the sun, against flashes of crimson, and drew in the odors of catalpa-bells, soil, honeysuckle, wild onions, and herbs.

The secret of our being still asks to be unfolded. Only now we understand that worrying at it and ragging it is no use. The first step is to stop these oscillations of consciousness that are keeping me awake. Only, before you command the oscillations to stop, before you check out, you must maneuver yourself into a position in which metaphysical aid can approach.

Happiness can only be found if you free yourself of all other distractions.

Gustavo Solivellas dice: Pocas veces pensamos en lo que tenemos; pero siempre en lo que nos falta (Schopenhauer)

One of the most important tricks for maximizing your productivity involves matching your mental state to the task.

If eating a healthy diet feels unpleasant, you're doing it wrong. And you're wasting your limited stockpile of willpower.

No one wants to believe that the formula for happiness is as simple as daydreaming, controlling your schedule, napping, eating right, and being active every day.

I'm giving you permission to take care of yourself first, so you can do a better job of being generous in the long run.

If you think of your bad behavior as a lifestyle choice, as in "being yourself" or "just being honest," you might be ignoring the cost to your personal energy.

Smiling makes you feel better even

To live a good life is not to live free of troubles, but to live free of needless worry.

Contentment is being satisfied and grateful for what you have instead of grumbling about what you don't have. It is a spiritual quality that adds peace and joy to our lives without the feeling that we need something more.

By plucking her petals you do not gather the beauty of the flower. —Rabindranath Tagore, "Stray Birds

One should, each day, try to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if possible, speak a few reasonable words

DICHTER: O sprich mir nicht von jener bunten Menge, Bei deren Anblick uns der Geist entflieht. Verhülle mir das wogende Gedränge, Das wider Willen uns zum Strudel zieht.

Everything that emancipates the spirit without giving us control over ourselves is harmful.