100 Quotes About Mindfulness

Mindfulness is a way of knowing the present moment, living in the moment, and being fully aware of what is around us. It helps us make better choices, be more compassionate with ourselves and others, and live in the present moment. Mindfulness is also an important part of achieving happiness. It helps us become more aware of how our actions affect ourselves and others Read more

Here are some mindfulness quotes to help you take a moment to reflect on this essential part of your life.

Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step...
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Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind. Amit Ray
Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.
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Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind. Roy T. Bennett
Do every act of your life as though it were...
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Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life. Marcus Aurelius
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In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned to let go Jack Kornfield
True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of...
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True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one's self; but the point is not only to get out - you must stay out; and to stay out you must have some absorbing errand. Henry James
There is no key to open the heart of another...
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There is no key to open the heart of another - except curiosity. Stefan Molyneux
Treat everyone you meet as if they were you.
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Treat everyone you meet as if they were you. Doug Dillon
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If you know how to be happy with the wonders of life that are already there for you to enjoy, you don't need to stress your mind and your body by striving harder and harder, and you don't need to stress this planet by purchasing more and more stuff. The Earth belongs to our children. We have already borrowed too much from it, from them; and the way things have been going, we're not sure we'll be able to give it back to them in decent shape. And who are our children, actually? They are us, because they are our own continuation. So we've been shortchanging our own selves. Much of our modern way of life is permeated by mindless overborrowing. The more we borrow, the more we loser. That's why it's critical that we wake up and see we don't need to do that anymore. What's already available in the here and now is plenty for us to be nourished, to be happy. Only that kind of insight will get us, each one of us, to stop engaging in the compulsive, self-sabotaging behaviors of our species. We need a collective awakening. One Buddha is not enough. All of us have to become Buddhas in order for our planet to have a chance. Fortunately, we have the power to wake up, to touch enlightenment from moment to moment, in our very own ordinary and, yes, busy lives. So let's start right now. Peace is your every breath. . Thich Nhat Hanh
True beauty is measured by the number of pearls within...
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True beauty is measured by the number of pearls within you, not those around your neck. Suzy Kassem
We may be living past and future lives at the...
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We may be living past and future lives at the same time we are living this one. Doug Dillon
Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself...
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Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone. Rashedur Ryan Rahman
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The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently. Unknown
Think of the old cliché about the mind being 'an...
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Think of the old cliché about the mind being 'an excellent servant but a terrible master'. This, like many clichés, so lame & banal on the surface, actually expresses a great & terrible truth. David Foster Wallace
It takes courage to become authentic. So many talk about...
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It takes courage to become authentic. So many talk about the light but not enough speak the truth about the struggles it takes to get there and the tools to overcome it all. Nikki Rowe
Open the window of your mind. Allow the fresh air,...
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Open the window of your mind. Allow the fresh air, new lights and new truths to enter. Amit Ray
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The divine is in the present and you must be present to experience it. When you vacate the present and recede into your mind, allowing worries or work to remove you from the moment, you leave the plain upon which the divine dwells. When you are constantly under the anesthetic of digital distraction, you withdraw; you are no longer conscious, and therefore are in no fit state to commune with the sacred. If you wish to hear the answers you seek, you must be present to hear them. If you wish to partake in the insights there to be known, you must be present to receive them. If you wish to know the divine, you must be present to meet it. …you must be present. . L.M. Browning
When your life gets to the stage of being mindful...
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When your life gets to the stage of being mindful and concerned with impacting and blessing lives, then you are pursuing wholeness as an individual. Sunday Adelaja
Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that -...
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Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that - thoughts. Allan Lokos
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If you’re reading these words, perhaps it’s because something has kicked open the door for you, and you’re ready to embrace change. It isn’t enough to appreciate change from afar, or only in the abstract, or as something that can happen to other people but not to you. We need to create change for ourselves, in a workable way, as part of our everyday lives. Sharon Salzberg
Expectation has brought me disappointment. Disappointment has brought me wisdom....
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Expectation has brought me disappointment. Disappointment has brought me wisdom. Acceptance, gratitude and appreciation have brought me joy and fulfilment. Rasheed Ogunlaru
Love is being able to view a situation without adding...
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Love is being able to view a situation without adding duality to it. Alaric Hutchinson
A mind set in its ways is wasted. Don't do...
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A mind set in its ways is wasted. Don't do it. Eric Schmidt
The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately...
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The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely. Allan Lokos
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It’s all about reprogramming our minds to focus more on what brings us joy. Alaric Hutchinson
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Seek and see all the marvels around you. You will get tired of looking at yourself alone, and that fatigue will make you deaf and blind to everything else. - Don Juan Unknown
Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as...
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Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom. Allan Lokos
One of the best ways to support the development of...
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One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself. Allan Lokos
Thought doesn't wrap around awareness. Awareness wraps around thought.
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Thought doesn't wrap around awareness. Awareness wraps around thought. Jon KabatZinn
All the tools, techniques and technology in the world are...
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All the tools, techniques and technology in the world are nothing without the head, heart and hands to use them wisely, kindly and mindfully Rasheed Ogunlaru
Mindfulness and compassion can give you the power, illumination, love,...
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Mindfulness and compassion can give you the power, illumination, love, and wisdom to draw higher forms, thoughts, feelings, and situations into your life. Amit Ray
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If we feel good, we can keep going in the direction of the reality we’re creating. If we don’t feel good, we may reflect upon our beliefs and change them according to the reality we do wish to create. Alaric Hutchinson
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‪A wise man once said, 'Life is like breathing. If you try to hold it, you'll lose it. But let it come & go & you'll always be connected to it.'‬ Curtis Tyrone Jones
You have to learn where your weaknesses end and your...
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You have to learn where your weaknesses end and your strengths starts or you will spend your life focusing on all that falls apart. Nikki Rowe
When you open your mind, you open new doors to...
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When you open your mind, you open new doors to new possibilities for yourself and new opportunities to help others. Roy T. Bennett
Peace happens - It begins with me.
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Peace happens - It begins with me. Catherine Marie Bergman
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There is no greater prize than a quiet, peaceful mind. Rasheed Ogunlaru
There is no shortage of external inspiration. Open your eyes...
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There is no shortage of external inspiration. Open your eyes and look and you'll be dazzled by it. But it's nothing if you fail to see the magic, wonder and potential that resides within. Rasheed Ogunlaru
Blessed are the misfits who make their own rules and...
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Blessed are the misfits who make their own rules and stick to them for they shall inherit peace of mind Chikamso C. Efobi
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You are not who you think you are. You are not who they want you to be. You are not merely your colour, class, gender - and so on - these are quite narrow things. You are not the ideas you are given and gather. You are not what you own or lay claim to. You are not even your life story - for that changes through time, perspective, emphasis and many things. You are what resides before, between and beyond all these things." - R. Ogunlaru . Rasheed Ogunlaru
When we ground ourselves in the present moment, we spontaneously...
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When we ground ourselves in the present moment, we spontaneously connect better with others. We become more responsive and less reactive, listening more deeply and speaking with greater clarity. Lama Surya Das
Sometimes all you need is a little push to change...
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Sometimes all you need is a little push to change your life in a BIG way. Linda Westphal
Seeking happiness is not the problem. The problem is that...
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Seeking happiness is not the problem. The problem is that we often do not know where and how to find genuine happiness and so make the mistakes that cause suffering for ourselves & others. Sharon Salzberg
When you recognize and reflect on even one good thing...
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When you recognize and reflect on even one good thing about yourself, you are building a bridge to a place of kindness and caring. Sharon Salzberg
Never feel ashamed of your longing for happiness.
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Never feel ashamed of your longing for happiness. Sharon Salzberg
Clinging to our ideas of perfection isolates us from life...
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Clinging to our ideas of perfection isolates us from life and is a barrier. Sharon Salzberg
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If...
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The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21) Thich Nhat Hanh
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Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more. Mother Teresa
Vipassana meditation is an ongoing creative purification process. Observation of...
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Vipassana meditation is an ongoing creative purification process. Observation of the moment-to-moment experience cleanses the mental layers, one after another. Amit Ray
If you really want to remove a cloud from your...
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If you really want to remove a cloud from your life, you do not make a big production of it, you just relax and remove it from your thinking. That's all there is to it. Richard Bach
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We all need a technological detox; we need to throw away our phones and computers instead of using them as our pseudo-defence system for anything that comes our way. We need to be bored and not have anything to use to shield the boredom away from us. We need to be lonely and see what it is we really feel when we are. If we continue to distract ourselves so we never have to face the realities in front of us, when the time comes and you are faced with something bigger than what your phone, food, or friends can fix, you will be in big trouble. . Evan Sutter
There is no distinction between means and ends. There is...
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There is no distinction between means and ends. There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way. There is no way to enlightenment, enlightenment is the way. Thich Nhat Hanh
Without suffering there cannot be happiness. Without mud there cannot...
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Without suffering there cannot be happiness. Without mud there cannot be any lotus flowers. Thich Nhat Hanh
Doing the next
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Doing the next "right thing" will always bring more genuine happiness than simply doing the next fun thing. John Bruna
I am moving as one with the universe.
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I am moving as one with the universe. Catherine Marie Bergman
Buddhism has a term for the happiness we feel at...
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Buddhism has a term for the happiness we feel at someone else’s success or good fortune. Sympathetic joy, as it is known, invites us to celebrate for others. Sharon Salzberg
The more we practice sympathetic joy, the more we come...
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The more we practice sympathetic joy, the more we come to realize that the happiness we share with others is inseparable from our own happiness. Sharon Salzberg
It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to...
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It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack. Germany Kent
Some things cannot be fixed. They can only be carried.
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Some things cannot be fixed. They can only be carried. Megan Devine
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Some of us live in the future, Connected to hurts from our past, If tomorrow is colored by bitter regret, Then today has been painted black Some of us live in the present Connected to gifts from our past, If tomorrow is colored by purposeful thought, the today's masterpiece has been cast. J.A. Conner
Some situations are just like bad dreams, they're only unbearable...
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Some situations are just like bad dreams, they're only unbearable while we're giving them our full attention. Curtis Tyrone Jones
How can the heart and mind work together? The mind...
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How can the heart and mind work together? The mind wants logic and to travel in straight lines, while the heart wants to be free and travel upward in spirals to dizzying heights. Gillian Duce
You're only as good as your next thought of yourself.
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You're only as good as your next thought of yourself. Curtis Tyrone Jones
You're only as good as you're next thought of yourself.
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You're only as good as you're next thought of yourself. Curtis Tyrone Jones
The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm...
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The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days. Lao Tzu
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Even though people experiencing dementia become unable to recount what has just happened, they still go through the experience–even without recall. The psychological present lasts about three seconds. We experience the present even when we have dementia. The emotional pain caused by callous treatment or unkind talk occurs during that period. The moods and actions of people with dementia are expressions of what they have experienced, whether they can still use language and recall, or not. Judy Cornish
You must have hope in a better future and have...
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You must have hope in a better future and have faith in this hope. But then you must forget your hope and focus on this moment now. Kamand Kojouri
Making the choice to exercise compassion is an expression of...
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Making the choice to exercise compassion is an expression of Love for Humanity and Life itself. Aberjhani
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The girl was a gypsy before an illness took control of her legs, now she watches in awe the world pass by whilst stillness teaches her about inner strength. Nikki Rowe
Perfection of character is this: to live each day as...
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Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence. Marcus Aurelius
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You have to remember one life, one death—this one! To enter fully the day, the hour, the moment whether it appears as life or death, whether we catch it on the inbreath or outbreath, requires only a moment, this moment. And along with it all the mindfulness we can muster, and each stage of our ongoing birth, and the confident joy of our inherent luminosity. (24) Stephen Levine
With mind distracted, never thinking,
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With mind distracted, never thinking, "Death is coming, " To slave away on the pointless business of mundane life, And then to come out empty--it is a tragic error. (116)trans by Robert Thurman Huston Smith
Yoga reveals to you the beauty of mindfulness and takes...
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Yoga reveals to you the beauty of mindfulness and takes you into the essence of an endless present moment. Debasish Mridha
The greatest service, you can do, to the existence, is...
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The greatest service, you can do, to the existence, is serving yourself. If you serve yourself and take care of, yourself, anything that comes out of you, will add meaning and beauty to life. Roshan Sharma
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To begin to know ourselves we must have sincere conversations with ourselves as if with a good friend. We must answer without reserve, listen without judgement, and accept without condition. That is self-love. Kamand Kojouri
Mindfulness is living in the moment without judging it.
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Mindfulness is living in the moment without judging it. Debasish Mridha
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You can’t control the universe, but if you learn to practice meditation and mindfulness you may be able to control yourself. Debasish Mridha
The practice of mindfulness is nothing more than focusing on...
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The practice of mindfulness is nothing more than focusing on the current moment. Debasish Mridha
When you focus and accept the current moment with love,...
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When you focus and accept the current moment with love, faith, and joyfulness, you are practicing mindfulness. That is better than controlling the universe. Debasish Mridha
When you practice mindfulness, you bloom like a flower.
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When you practice mindfulness, you bloom like a flower. Debasish Mridha
To live in infinite bliss, practice mindfulness and live in...
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To live in infinite bliss, practice mindfulness and live in the moment. Debasish Mridha
We are all gardeners, planting seeds of intention and watering...
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We are all gardeners, planting seeds of intention and watering them with attention in every moment of every day. Cristen Rodgers
Sometimes you need to sit lonely on the floor in...
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Sometimes you need to sit lonely on the floor in a quiet room in order to hear your own voice and not let it drown in the noise of others. Charlotte Eriksson
Life did come with a manual.
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Life did come with a manual. Joyce Rachelle
A being with no faith in the human self is...
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A being with no faith in the human self is a being with no spirit of life, regardless of how many Fathers or Holy Spirits or Sons it believes in. Abhijit Naskar
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If I had been born in the medieval times, my subjective union with God and the Universe would have evoked the rise of another Gnostic religion. But, by the grace of Mother Nature, I am born in an era of Science and Reasoning. Hence, I have dissected my own experience of Absolute Divinity as well as the experiences of all the religious giants in my works, in order to discover the physical truth underneath these apparently supernatural experiences. Abhijit Naskar
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If you think you are beaten, you are If you think you dare not, you don't, If you like to win, but you think you can't It is almost certain you won't. If you think you'll lose, you're lost For out of the world we find, Success begins with a fellow's will It's all in the state of mind. If you think you are outclassed, you are You've got to think high to rise, You've got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize. Life's battles don't always go To the stronger or faster man, But soon or late the man who wins Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!. Walter D. Wintle
Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.
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Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present. Allan Lokos
Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from...
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Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are. Allan Lokos
One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral...
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One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom. Allan Lokos
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Stay present for the “now” of your life. It’s your “point of power. Doug Dillon
Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re...
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Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere. Sharon Salzberg
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We have a right to decide how we want our bodies to look and feel, but unfortunately we do not exercise these rights. Instead, we tend to drift along, victims of our own ignorance of the fact that we can have what we want, if we are willing to take that first step toward developing the self-discipline to govern our thoughts. Holly Mosier
Meditation is essentially training our attention so that we can...
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Meditation is essentially training our attention so that we can be more aware– not only of our own inner workings but also of what’s happening around us in the here & now. Sharon Salzberg
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We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy. Allan Lokos
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Gratitude is the kindling for Peace. Unknown
Cultivation of positive emotions, including self-love and self-respect, strengthens our...
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Cultivation of positive emotions, including self-love and self-respect, strengthens our inner resources and opens us to a broader range of thoughts and actions. Sharon Salzberg
The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
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The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness. Sharon Salzberg
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The costs of keeping secrets include our growing isolation due to fear of detection and the ways we shut down inside to avoid feeling the effects of our behavior. We can never afford to be truly seen and known–even by ourselves. Sharon Salzberg
A key barometer to help us weigh the rightness of...
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A key barometer to help us weigh the rightness of our actions is self-respect. Sharon Salzberg