Quotes About Mindfulness

God is not a person to whom we should pray, but a spirit by which we should live.

Glac bóg an saol agus glacfaidh an saol bóg thú. (Take life fine and easy and life will be fine and easy on you.) Tailor Buckley 'Tim' (1863-1945)

Life is too short to worry about anything. You had better enjoy it because the next day promises nothing.

there is nothing to be gained by dwelling on what is past, or worrying about what may or may not come to pass. All we have is this moment right in front of us. It is precious, and the more you stay present, the more peace you will feel in your heart.

Then I remembered a joke told by a Tibetan friend: "What is the difference between a Buddhist and a non-Buddhist?" The answer: "The non-Buddhist thinks there is one.

Gould's sunbird landed on the crown of a nearby hemlock. In the brilliant mountain light, its burgundy mantle and back set off its bright yellow rump and belly, highlighted by a long blue tail. The Buddhists say that attachment to beauty is one of the false perceptions humans hold. We, however, suspended Mincha's Buddhist instruction at such moments and wallowed in our attachment. Over

The number one, and probably most important,key to consistently doing what's right is actually quite simple-think before you act.

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business.

not all thoughts have to become words!

As living beings, each step into connection, no matter how small, is a step toward our greater being. Peace comes from connection—connection with all that you are, all that you do, and each other.

he never stopped taking photographs, only now it isn't with a camera but mentally.

Only in the stillness of thought can decisions be properly made.

An essential aspect of self-support is to remind yourself that success is not measurable, but a matter of feeling.

That's an amazing feeling, to walk onstage, and you're not thinking about anything, you're not thinking about your lines or what you're supposed to do - your body, your brain knows, so there's freedom. There's not fear, there's not nerves.

Afterward, she'd do yoga on the front lawn in the mizzling rain, lying on her back and then lifting herself slowly into an arch, like a demolition shown in reverse. The pose had mysterious names: Downward Dog, Sun Salute. Once I found her lying on the grass in a random-looking sprawl, the palms of her hands turned up to the drizzle. "The Corpse," she explained later. "Feels wonderful.

A glib tongue that goes on chattering sings to its own harm,

And there's a lot I need to let go of. But it's so much easier playing a game than living a life.

Be more intentional about the direction we allow our minds to go. Meaning, when you catch yourself thinking negatively, STOP. REDIRECT to something positive.

Part of making yourself a priority is spending time alone.

It's very well to be thrifty, but don't amass a hoard of regrets.

Satisfaction isn't so much getting what you want as wanting what you have. There are two ways to be rich: One is to have great wealth; the other is to have few wants.

The past is littered with regret, the future bound by anxiety. The time is always now.

Il n'y a pas de solution à la vie sinon vivre.