Mindfulness Quotes

• In today's rush we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just Being.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Spiritual, Thinking, Joy

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• Mindfulness allows us to watch our thoughts, see how one thought leads to the next, decide if we're heading down an unhealthy path, and, if so, let go and change directions.

  Sharon Salzberg

  Letting Go, Watches, Next

  Sharon Salzberg (2010). “Real Happiness - Enhanced Ebook Edition: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program”, p.111, Workman Publishing

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  Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.

  Mother Teresa

  Inspirational, Birthday, Happiness

  Mother Teresa (1995). “A Simple Path-Open Market”

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• If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

  Pema Chodron

  Teacher, Inspirational Love, Peace

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• Mindfulness is a pause - the space between stimulus and response: that's where choice lies.

  Tara Brach

  Lying, Space, Choices

  "What Is Mindfulness? 10 Answers From 10 Teachers". Interview with Kellie Edwards, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 4, 2014.

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• 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.

  Nhat Hanh

  Mean, Bridges, Mind

  FaceBook post by Thich Nhat Hanh from Feb 29, 2016

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• Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.

  Nhat Hanh

  Life, Buddhist, Morning

  FaceBook post by Thich Nhat Hanh from Dec 18, 2015

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• Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

  Carl Jung

  Inspirational, Life, Beautiful

  Carl Gustav Jung (1973). “Letters”

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• Learning how to be kind to ourselves, learning how to respect ourselves, is important. The reason it's important is that, fundamentally, when we look into our own hearts and begin to discover what is confused and what is brilliant, what is bitter and what is sweet, it isn't just ourselves that we're discovering. We're discovering the universe.

  Pema Chodron

  Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.98, Shambhala Publications

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• Mindfulness is the miracle by which we master and restore ourselves.

  Nhat Hanh

  Healing, Miracle, Masters

  Thich Nhat Hanh (1996). “The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation”, p.14, Beacon Press

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• The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

  Nhat Hanh

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.

  Jon Kabat-Zinn

  Life, Mean, Knowing

  Jon Kabat-Zinn (2005). “Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life”, Hyperion

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• Mindfulness means moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. It is cultivated by refining our capacity to pay attention, intentionally, in the present moment, and then sustaining that attention over time as best we can. In the process, we become more in touch with our life as it is unfolding.

  Jon Kabat-Zinn

  Mean, Attention, Pay

  Myla Kabat-zinn, Jon Kabat-Zinn (1998). “Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting”, Hyperion

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  If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

  Dalai Lama, Victor Chan (2012). “The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights”, p.11, Random House

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• The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

  Jon Kabat-Zinn

  Life, Inspiring, Simplicity

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• Nothing is worth more than this day. You cannot relive yesterday. Tomorrow is still beyond your reach.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Time, Yesterday, Tomorrow

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• What we get from each moment depends on the attention we give it, and the quality of our experience reflects the quality of our awareness.

  Roger N. Walsh

  Giving, Quality, Attention

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• The great benefit of practicing mindfulness... is presence of mind within a storm of emotions.

  Phillip Moffitt

  Presence Of Mind, Storm, Benefits

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• Be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behavior. You are beneath the thinker. You are the stillness beneath the mental noise. You are the love and joy beneath the pain.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Pain, Joy, Noise

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• Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.

  Ramana Maharshi

  Contentment, Desire, Awareness

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  The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind

  Caroline Myss

  Inspiring, Inspiration, Healing

  Twitter post from Feb 05, 2014

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  Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

  Deepak Chopra

  Spiritual, Yoga, Positive Thinking

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  Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you - all of the expectations, all of the beliefs - and becoming who you are.

  Rachel Naomi Remen

  Inspirational, Motivational, Letting Go

  "Turning On The Light At Times Of Loss" by Anne Naylor, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 22, 2010.

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• Most of us need to be reminded that we are good, that we are lovable, that we belong. If we knew just how powerfully our thoughts, words, and actions affected the hearts of those around us, we'd reach out and join hands again and again. Our relationships have the potential to be a sacred refuge, a place of healing and awakening. With each person we meet, we can learn to look behind the mask and see the one who longs to love and be loved.

  Tara Brach

  Healing, Heart, Hands

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• Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

  Sharon Salzberg

  Inspiration, Meditation Practice, Needs

  FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Sep 16, 2013

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