Quotes About Mindfulness

We may idealize freedom, but when it comes to our habits, we are completely enslaved.

Don't worry about anything. Even if you find your attention wandering, there is no particular 'thing' you have to hold onto. Just let go, and drift in the awareness of the blessing. Don't let small, niggling questions distract

learn not to overstretch ourselves with extraneous activities and preoccupations, but to simplify our lives more and more. The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.

As a Buddhist, I view death as a normal process, a reality that I accept will occur as long as I remain in this earthly existence. Knowing that I cannot escape it, I see no point in worrying about it. I tend to think of death as being like changing your clothes when they are old and worn out, rather than as some final end. Yet death is unpredictable: We do not know when or how it will take place. So it is only sensible to take certain precautions before it actually happens.

Knowing that I cannot escape it, I see no point in worrying about

the more you practice getting quiet, the quicker you'll sense your vibes.

Get your appointment book out and schedule do-nothing-but-relax periods during the week, and then keep those appointments.

If you laugh, the ego cannot control you.

Shifting your energy from an overactive mental activity to a grounding physical activity often jump-starts your creativity as well.

The more you acknowledge your body's signals out loud, the clearer and more precise your body's messages will be.

The key is to look for ways to silence it without a fight. Start by noticing the times in which your ego naturally quiets down. When working in the garden, for instance. Or cooking dinner. Or on a drive. These are great times to tune in and receive guidance.

Note the difference in the quality of thoughts that drift into your awareness as you mentally elevate your airwaves. Also, see if what floats into your awareness adds to the quality of your life. It's pretty simple: If you want inspiration, think inspiring thoughts. If you want to heal, broadcast healing thoughts. If you want to be creative, broadcast creative thoughts. If you want love, broadcast loving thoughts. And if you want to live in a higher way, think higher thoughts.

We needed to get rid of the belief that we couldn't rest until our work was done. Work is never done.

Do You Know How to Change the Channel? Try This … One of my favorite tools is "changing the channel." To do so, simply say: "My brain says [fill in the blank] on the subject." Then pause, and follow with: "My heart and inner guide say [fill in the blank] on the subject." This exercise will help you change the channel of your awareness from your mind chatter to the higher frequencies of spirit.

Long before technology started holding our attention hostage for so many hours of the day, people had more time to let their minds wander, rest, daydream, imagine, and tune inward. But unfortunately, electronic gadgets—especially cell phones—steal away this precious inner time and keep us from connecting to our spirit and inner Self more than any other obstacle.

Good things happen when you also give yourself some room to breathe. Your nerves relax, your ego quiets down, and your spirit begins to shine a light on your path.

We create the perfect conditions for our intuitive channels to open up when giving our body and soul some rest, nourishment, and space.

The key to success is not to expect anything other than giving yourself a little peace and quiet. If you think you must drift into nirvana to be "really" meditating (which is your ego talking), you'll just get frustrated and quit.

My favorite technique for detaching is to imagine that the world around me is a wonderful movie to learn from and enjoy, but I'm not the star of it. Just as I'd never get so lost in a film that I'd jump out of my seat and run toward the screen, I restrain myself from feeling the urge to absorb the energies around me and call them my own. Using this technique, I can observe the events around me with creative detachment.

It is also nearly impossible to get caught in someone's dramatic reaction if you both breathe together. This is called sharing a breath. It's a way to steer clear of a conflict and tune in when someone is agitated and truly tuned out. The way to do this is to start breathing in sync with that person, then slow your breathing to a deeper, calmer pace. The upset person will automatically follow your breathing and calm down too.

When you are both breathing calmly, you reduce the drama and even eliminate it. What's more, this is when your vibes can get through and offer a solution to the problem causing all the drama in the first place.

My favorite breathing technique is to inhale and then slowly open your jaw wide, and exhale while saying, out loud, "Ahhhh . . ." This practice immediately centers and calms me.

If your barking dog is trying to control things, recognize it as a failed attempt to make your life better, then take a deep breath or two, squeeze your buttocks really hard for five seconds, and relax your entire body with a loud, audible, "Ahhhh.

possible, get a relaxing massage. If you can't, take a bubble bath every night and stay in the tub long enough to unwind.