Quotes About Awareness

To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibly plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly grounded in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness and concentration. You can attain many insights by looking into the past. But you are still grounded in the present moment.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth.

Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.

At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.

I am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech.

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.

Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.

When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?

Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.

Do not avoid contact with suffering or close your eyes before suffering. Do not lose awareness of the existence of suffering in the life of the world. Find ways to be with those who are suffering by all means, including personal contact and visits, images, sounds. By such means, ...awaken yourself and others to the reality of suffering in the world. If we get in touch with the suffering of the world, and are moved by that suffering, we may come forward to help the people who are suffering.

To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.

Only the present moment contains life.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.

Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.

Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge.

There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.

Your true home is in the here and the now.

Your breathing should flow gracefully, like a river, like a watersnake crossing the water, and not like a chain of rugged mountains or the gallop of a horse. To master our breath is to be in control of our bodies and minds. Each time we find ourselves dispersed and find it difficult to gain control of ourselves by different means, the method of watching the breath should always be used.