Quotes About Consciousness

That is why I don't believe much in what Mr. Descartes said: I think, therefore I am. I think, therefore I'm lost in my thinking. I'm not there.

According to the Buddha, life is available only in the here and now, the present moment. He said, "The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment." If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life.

I am life without boundaries. The decaying of this body does not mean the end of me. I am not limited to this body.

Mindfulness is the awareness of what is going on in us and around us in the present moment. It requires stopping, looking deeply, and recognizing both the uniqueness of the moment and its connection to everything that has gone on before and will go on in the future.

To be or not to be, that is not a question, because reality transcends both notions of birth and death, of being and non-being.

To be enlightened is always to be enlightened about something. I am enlightened about the fact that I am drinking a glass of water. I can obtain joy, peace, and happiness just because of that enlightenment. When you look at the blue sky and are aware of it, the sky becomes real, and you become real. That is enlightenment, and enlightenment brings about true life and true happiness.

As soon as we pay attention to our breath, as we breathe in, these three things—body, breath, and mind—come together.

If you think while you walk, you're not really walking.

When you speak, allow the insight of our collective humanity to speak through you. When you walk, don't walk for yourself alone; walk for your ancestors and your community. When you breathe, allow the larger world to breathe for you.

Mindfulness isn't something we practice only in the meditation hall; we also practice in the kitchen, in the garden, or when we're on the telephone, driving the car, or washing the dishes.

Don't ask me anything more. My essence is wordless.

Mindful eating means simply eating or drinking while being aware of each bite or sip.

The present moment contains the whole of life.

When you walk, arrive with every step. That is walking meditation. There's nothing else to it.

You cannot love properly and deeply without mindfulness.

Meditation is to be aware of what is going on: in your body, in your feelings, in your mind, and in the world.

Being in touch with oneself is the meaning of meditation, to be aware of what is going on in your body, in your feelings, in your mind.

The verses are meant to help us to bring our awareness back to what's happening in the present moment.

The most important matter for a practitioner is to be able to break through the veil of the material plane in order to enter the ultimate dimension and see the interconnection between us and all other phenomena in the world around us.

El quinto recuerdo nos indica que lo único que sigue con nosotros al morir son nuestros pensamientos, nuestras palabras y nuestras acciones, es decir, nuestro karma.

Everyone is breathing, but not everyone is aware that they're breathing.

The wise man carefully, moment by moment, one by one, eliminates the stains of his mind.

Practice living every moment of your daily life deeply and in freedom. If that's what you really want, then what you need to do is let go of pursuing the past, the future, and all your worries, and come back to the present moment.

As you will see, mindfulness practice does not need to be another "add-on." Its beauty lies in the fact that it can be fully and easily integrated into every act of our daily living, reminding us to live the present moment fully.