Quotes About Mindfulness

Getting rid of the concept of self is the work of all meditators, because suffering is born from this concept.

The verb "to be" here means to generate your own presence, your real presence.

We can touch the Kingdom of God in everyday life.

That's why to love means to learn the art of nourishing our happiness.

But to be able to bear one's own mind, to wait while the inner storm of intolerable thoughts blows itself out, leaving one to contemplate the debris with some understanding--that is an enviable state of mind.

A life without thinking is quite possible; it then fails to develop its own essence – it is not merely meaningless; it is not fully alive. Unthinking men are like sleepwalkers

Weder dem Vergangenen anheimfallen noch dem Zukünftigen. Es kommt darauf an, ganz gegenwärtig zu sein.

Und, bitte, ein bisschen Langeweile - Langeweile in kleinen Dosen ist so gesund.

ele pediu-me para rezar, mas eu só me lembrava da tabuada

There are few times that I feel more at peace, more in tune, more Zen, if you will, than when I force myself to unplug.

Certain problems cannot be solved if you are constantly entertained and distracted.

Sitting for an hour without reading material meant he had to think.

I actually had to close my eyes, rub them

Worry about what you can control. If you can't control it, let it go.

I want to live every moment totally and intensely. Even when I'm giving an interview or talking to people, that's all that I'm thinking about.

We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.

Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive.

Like, at the gym, I don't touch my phone.

I'm a real 'go, go' person... I'd make myself crazy by pushing too hard. It's important to pull pack the reins a little bit and get in touch with what's inside.

Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive - that you can touch the miracle of being alive - then that is a kind of enlightenment.

If people would get in touch with their spirits, they would be able to heal, emotionally and physically.

Everything we touch in our daily lives, including our body, is a miracle. By putting the kingdom of god in the right place, it shows us it is possible to live happily right here, right now.

I let people make remarks about me, but it doesn't touch me, all those remarks.

One thing that is likely to make you lose touch is if you keep in touch with the past too much.