138 quotes
“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.”
— Zhuangzi
“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves — slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.”
— Unknown
“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves.”
“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow.”
— Gautama Buddha
“Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.”
— Francis Bacon
“Know thyself and thou shalt know all the mysteries of the gods and of the universe.”
— Socrates
“Suffering is due to our disconnection with the inner soul. Meditation is establishing that connection.”
— Patanjali
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way on purpose in the present moment and non-judgmentally”
— Jon Kabat-Zinn
“He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age.”
— Plato
“I will live this day as if it is my last.”
— Og Mandino
“No man is free who is not master of himself.”
— Epictetus
“Smile breathe and go slowly.”
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.”
— Solomon
“Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.”
“If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is — infinite.”
— William Blake
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
— W.B. Yeats
“Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.”
— Marcus Aurelius
“The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.”
“Drink your tea slowly and reverently as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves.”
“Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet”
“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day.”
— Elizabeth Gilbert
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.”
“To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by the stars at night — these are some of the rewards of the simple life.”
— John Burroughs
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.”
“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.”
— Lao Tzu
“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of our mind.”
“Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.”
— James Allen
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”
“Mindfulness is the quality of mind that notices what is present without judgment, without interference.”
— Joseph Goldstein
“Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.”
— Henry David Thoreau
“One who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him.”
— Buddha
“Do not anxiously hope for what is not yet come; do not vainly regret what is already past.”
— Lin Yutang's translation of Chinese proverb
“The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation.”
— Milarepa
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Mindfulness is about being fully present and accepting the moment as it is”
— Gil Fronsdal
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.”
— Leo Tolstoy
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”
“The highest form of intelligence is the ability to observe without evaluating”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“In mindfulness we can touch the healing and refreshing elements of life that are within us and around us every day”
“Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time.”
— Betty Smith
“Mindfulness and compassion are two wings of the same bird and we need both to fly”
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.”
“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.”
— Rabindranath Tagore
“Have you eaten your rice porridge then wash your bowl”
— Joshu
“Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others but rather a practice of mindful presence”
— Parker Palmer
“A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
“As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.”
“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.”
“Smile breathe and go slowly”
“Rule your mind or it will rule you.”
— Horace
“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care, for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”
“There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.”
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”
“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a great deal of it.”
— Seneca
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
“Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what is happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what is happening”
— Sharon Salzberg
“The present moment is the only moment available to us and it is the door to all moments”
“The arrow that has left the bow never returns. Therefore, always aim with kindness and strength.”
— Saadi Shirazi
“With mindfulness concentration and insight we can break through to the deeper dimensions of reality through faith”
“You cannot stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”
“It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?”
“Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.”
“The energy of mindfulness carries within it the energy of compassion and together they heal”
“When walking walk. When eating eat.”
— Zen Proverb
“Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.”
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive — to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
“Every natural action is graceful when it is performed in the presence of the soul.”
“People look for retreats for themselves in the country, by the coast, or in the hills. But nowhere can a person retreat more peacefully than into their own soul.”
“Wherever you go, there you are.”
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”
— Nhat Hanh
“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”
— Deepak Chopra
“When you drink the water, remember the spring.”
“If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.”
“The present alone is man's possession; the past is gone, the future yet to come.”
— Sadi Shirazi
“Every man's life lies within the present; for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain.”
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
— William Shakespeare
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.”
“It is not the man who has too little that is poor, but the one who hankers after more.”
“The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.”
“To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.”
“The wise man looks into space and does not regard the small as too little, nor the great as too big, for he knows that there is no limit to dimensions.”
— Chuang Tzu
“The day is of infinite length for him who knows how to appreciate and use it.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Before you speak ask yourself is it kind is it necessary is it true does it improve upon the silence.”
— Sai Baba
“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.”
— Omar Khayyam
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
— Simone Weil
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
“Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.”
“Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.”
— Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
“Mindfulness is not about getting anywhere else. It is about being where you are.”
“Know thyself.”
— Thales of Miletus
“Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.”
“Drink your tea slowly and reverently as if it is the axis on which the world turns”
“The soul that moves in the world of the senses and yet keeps the senses in harmony... finds rest in quietness.”
— Vyasa
“The arrow once loosed from the bow does not return; so a word, once spoken, does not come back.”
“What is scattered gathers. What was gathered blows away.”
— Heraclitus
“When walking, walk. When eating, eat.”
“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love they will bloom like flowers.”
“One must learn to husband time carefully in order to enjoy it.”
— Michel de Montaigne
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