Quotes About Awareness

As humans we have much greater potential, of course," His Holiness replied. "But the way we all want very much to stay alive, the way we cling to our particular experience of consciousness—in this way human and animal are equal.

The here and now. What contentment it held! Why spoil it by thinking?

we can't control everything around us in the world, but we can learn to control our own mind.

we should behave with love and compassion toward all living beings. We never know in what circumstances we will meet up with them again.

You now have first-hand knowledge of how our of control the mind is.

The power of meow?" suggested Serena as Mrs. Trinci stroked me. "Exactly," said His Holiness, chuckling. "It is the pathway to well-being and to discovering our own true nature.

From the many people around me who practiced mindfulness, I realized how essential it is to attend to the present moment, if we are to experience the rich variety of everyday life. Only by being fully awake to the present are we able to put our realizations into action- not to mention make every cup of coffee count.

when I really paid close attention, when my mind was open and my senses acute, I was able to find intense joy in the simplest of things.

Mind is the forerunner of all actions.

people are much happier when they're mindful of what they're doing.

everything depends on mind.

Both happiness and unhappiness arise from thought. Our challenge is to develop those thoughts that create happiness and avoid those that cause us to suffer. So much of the time, we are having negative thoughts without realizing what is happening because we're so caught up in them. Or because we can't help ourselves. But with mindfulness, it's possible to become more aware. To observe what we are thinking, and if necessary, to change.

Wisdom is what happens when our understanding of a thing deepens to the point that it changes our behaviour.

Too much thinking is not necessary.

The stress isn't coming from 'out there.' Mainly it is coming from our mind.

Naše prožívaní reality je spíš projekcí naší vlastní mysli, a to mnohem víc než si p?ipouštíme.

Mindfulness is when we focus on the present moment, instead of being caught up in our thoughts.

Saving the forests is not only a question of money," she said. "There also has to be awareness and education.

First, people were not thinking about what they were doing 47 per cent of the time. Second, people were unhappier when their minds were wandering than they were not. And third, what people were thinking was a better predictor of their happiness than what they were doing.

The greatest obstacle to our own happiness, she tells us, is too much thinking.

Change our mind, and we change our experience.

Buddhism is about understanding our own true nature. What and who we really are.

When we understand the true nature of mind, we start to see these thoughts merely as thoughts instead of engaging with them. They arise, abide, and pass. They have no substance and certainly no power unless we git it to them.

When we see for ourselves there is a problem, change becomes much easier.