Quotes About Mindfulness

Lord, you know my world can be nonstop and complex. Help me to balance the demands coming at me today, remembering you while I work, and keeping you at the center of all I do. In Jesus' name, amen.

Martha's problems, however, go beyond her busyness. I suspect that if Martha were to sit at the feet of Jesus, she would still be distracted by everything on her mind.

The late Dag Hammarskjöld, once the secretary general of the United Nations, suggested that we have become adept at exploring outer space, but we have not developed similar skills in exploring our own personal inner spaces. He wrote, "The longest journey of any person is the journey inward."4 Most of us feel much more equipped to manipulate objects, control situations, and "do" things than to take that very long journey inward. Painful Honesty

Detachment is the great secret of interior peace.

Uelskede tror, at de skal købe sig til velbefindende med anstrengelser og disciplin.

I buddhismen derimod er kaldet lig med frihed for afhængighed, altså også frihed for menneskene, som elsker os eller ikke elsker os.

You can never turn the clock back and, since we're talking about mental health, I would stress that.

Mit den Wochen und Monaten wurde das Nachdenken weniger, und sie lernte, einfach nur da zu sein, in einem Zustand aufmerksamer Gleichgültigkeit.

Man nahm den Wald nur wahr, wenn man sich in ihm befand.

Intellectual labor is a common technique for the avoidance of thinking.

What I know for sure is that when you declutter – whether it's on your home, your head, or your heart – it is astounding what will flow into that space that will enrich you, your life, and your family.

If the stuff you own is not helping you create the life you want, then let it go.

You are all sleepwalkers, whether climbing creative peaks or slogging through some mundane routine for the thousandth time. You are all sleepwalkers.

What's the survival value of obsessing on a sunset?

With this assumption of awareness and responsibility, increased response-ability becomes possible. This means that the more fully I can become aware of who I am and what I am doing at this moment, the more freedom I can experience to change and the more I am able to choose my responses.

unutmak için en iyi çare unutmaya çal??mak de?il, çal??mamakt?r.

Bizden uzakla?mad?kça bize görünmeyen s?hhat, itiyad?n verdi?i hissizlikle, sa?lamlar?n ?uurundan kaç?p nas?l ve nereye saklan?yor?

Bu bir s?hhat ölçüsüdür, sigara, dedi. ?yi gelmedi mi bil ki iyi de?ildir insan.

In my opinion, walking over moss was as enjoyable as walking barefoot on the beach, if not more so.

There's an old Jewish saying: "Two things in the world you absolutely should not worry about: what can be fixed and what cannot be fixed. What can be fixed should be fixed at once, without worry. What cannot be fixed, can't be fixed - so why worry about it?

If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.

Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.

Think lightly of yourself and think deeply of the world. MIYAMOTO MUSASHI