Quotes About Mindfulness

Give up everything, even peace.

The point is, the Four Stages are not for ego-development or attainment; they are a skilful means for recognizing the way we cling to things.

One begins to realize that liberation is through letting go, through allowing life to flow, through openness and attention. 1 August 2001

It's just what it is, it's natural, it's nature. It's just the way it is. And you're a witness to it, because you recognize you're in this position of the Buddho, or the knower, the witness.

Obi?no patnju poistove?ujemo sa ose?anjem, a ose?anje nije patnja. Poistove?ivanje sa željom jeste patnja. Želja ne izaziva patnju; uzrok patnje je poistove?ivanje sa željom. O ovoj konstataciji treba razmisliti i analizirati je u kontekstu sopstevnog iskustva.

labor not after riches first, and think thou afterwards wilt enjoy them. He who neglecteth the present moment, throweth away all that he hath. As the arrow passeth through the heart, while the warrior knew not that it was

To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.

Move well, study well, play well, eat well, rest well - That is the turtle master way!

On the path of the budo one does not strive for victory over an opponent. One strive to avoid defeat by one's own self.

On the path of Budo one does not strive for victory over an opponent... one strives to avoid defeat by one's own self.

Today I will masterbate! Okay, that was a mistake. I should have written "Today I will masterbate--if I want to!

In the stress and strain of life today, with space rockets zooming, loudspeakers thundering in our ears, and a lot of other sounds, the voice of your subconscious goes unnoticed.

There is no happiness. There is only concentration.

Whenever I feel the urge to exercise, I lie down and nap until the urge passes.

I am happy and content because I think I am.

I'm an angry person, angrier than most people would imagine, I get flashes of anger. What works for me is working out when it's useful to use that anger.

We were developing empathy and the ability to be aware of what was happening in the mind of another person. This, we realized, is the key, the fundamental ingredient without which real communication can't happen. Developing empathy and learning to recognize what the other person is thinking are both essential to good communication, and are what this book is about.

Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.

Well, if you listen, Piglet, you'll hear it." "How do you know I'm not listening?" Pooh couldn't answer that one, so he began to sing.

No one imagines that a symphony is supposed to improve in quality as it goes along, or that the whole object of playing it is to reach the finale. The point of music is discovered in every moment of playing and listening to it. It is the same, I feel, with the greater part of our lives, and if we are unduly absorbed in improving them we may forget altogether to live them.

Waiting does not exist in the experience of those who recognize the presence of love wherever they are.

Keep memories of insult on a short leash, and memories of blessing on a long one.

Acts that proceed from your calm center are always more effective than acts that proceed from fear, guilt, or anger.

By turning back on verbal littering, you are suggesting that it's okay to junk the world.