Quotes About Mindfulness

dost thou love life? then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of,

Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy.

Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.

Happiness is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day.

and therefore wishing to break a habit I was getting into of prattling, punning, and joking, which only made me acceptable to trifling company,

made the greater progress from that greater clearness of head and quicker apprehension which usually attend temperance in eating and drinking.

They who have nothing to trouble them will be troubled at nothing.

If dost thou love life, then Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of,

You will be much more in control, if you realize how much you are not in control.

Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got.

While Eeyore frets ... ... and Piglet hesitates ... and Rabbit calculates ... and Owl pontificates ...Pooh just is.

The main problem with this great obsession for saving time is very simple: you can't save time. You can only spend it wisely or foolishly. The Bisy Backson has practically no time at all, because he's too busy wasting it by trying to save it. And by trying to save it, he ends up wasting the whole thing.

Treat gain and loss the same.' Don't be Intimidated. Don't make a Big Deal of anything - just accept things as they come to you.

Do you want to be really happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got. Do you want to be really miserable? You can begin by being discontented.

What we need to do is recognize inner nature and work with things as they are. When we don't we get in trouble.

Knowledge and cleverness tend to concern themselves with the wrong sorts of things, and a mind confused by knowledge, cleverness and abstract ideas tends to go chasing after things that don't matter, or that don't even exists, instead of seeing, appreciating, and making use of what is fit in front of it.

He tried too hard", said Pooh."and when you try too hard it doesn't work. Try grabbing something quickly and precisely with a tensed up arm; then relax and try it again. Try doing something with a tense mind. The surest way to become tense, awkward and confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard- one that thinks too much.

It's really great fun to go someplace where there are no timesaving devices because, when you do, you find that you have lots of time. Elsewhere, you're too busy working to pay for machines to save you time so you won't have to work so hard.

Do you want to be really happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got.

By Enjoying the Process, we can stretch that awareness out so that it's no longer only a moment, but covers the whole thing.

Within each of us there is an Owl, a Rabbit, an Eeyore, and a Pooh. For too long, we have chosen the way of Owl and Rabbit. Now, like Eeyore, we complain about the results. But that accomplishes nothing. If we are smart, we will choose the way of Pooh.

The main problem with this great obsession for saving time is very simple: you can't save time. You can only spend it. But you can spend it wisely or foolishly. The Bisy Backson has practically no time at all, because he's too busy wasting it by trying to save it. And by trying to save it, he ends up wasting the whole thing

Wil je echt gelukkig zijn? Dan kun je beginnen met te waarderen wie je bent en wat je hebt. Wil je je echt ellendig voelen? Dan kun je beginnen met ontevreden zijn. Zoals Lao-tse schreef: 'Een boom zo dik dat je hem net kunt omspannen begint met een klein zaadje; een reis van duizend kilometer begint met één stap.

and after discarding the emptiness of the Big Congested Mess, we discover the fullness of Nothing.