Mindfulness Quotes - Page 8

• When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.

  Ajahn Chah

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Buddhist

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• Health depends on being in harmony with our souls

  Edward Bach

  Spiritual, Health, Soul

  Edward Bach (1932). “Free thyself”

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• Do not allow yourself to suppress your thoughts. Instead, let the thoughts come before you and become a sort of observer. Start observing your own mind. Do not try to escape; do not be afraid of your thinking.

  Rama Swami

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Yoga

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• Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.

  Sakyong Mipham

  Inspirational, Karma, Spiritual

  Sakyong Mipham (2005). “Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life”, p.52, Harmony

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• Healing comes when the individual remembers his or her identity—the purpose chosen in the world of ancestral wisdom—and reconnects with that world of Spirit.

  Malidoma Patrice Some

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Healing

  Malidoma Patrice Somé (1999). “The healing wisdom of Africa: finding life purpose through nature, ritual, and community”, J P Tarcher

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• When we understand clearly that inner peace is the real source of happiness, and how, through spiritual practice, we can experience progressively deeper levels of inner peace, we will develop tremendous enthusiasm to practice

  Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

  Kelsang Gyatso (2001). “Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey”, p.9, Tharpa Publications UK

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• When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings. Hugging with mindfulness and concentration can bring reconciliation, healing, understanding, and much happiness.

  Nhat Hanh

  Happiness, Healing, Heart

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2009). “Happiness (EasyRead Edition)”, p.95, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already I am.

  Thomas Merton

  Happiness, Ambition, Insight

  Thomas Merton, Lawrence Cunningham (1996). “A search for solitude: pursuing the monk's true life”, Harper San Francisco

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• The very desire to seek spiritual enlightenment is in fact nothing but the grasping tendency of the ego itself, and thus the very search for enlightenment prevents it. The 'perfect practice' is therefore not to search for enlightenment but to inquire into the motive for seeking itself. You obviously seek in order to avoid the present, and yet the present alone holds the answer: to seek forever is to miss the point forever. You always already are enlightened Spirit, and therefore to seek Spirit is simply to deny Spirit.

  Ken Wilber

  Spiritual, Order, Practice

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• If you can't hold a person in your mind with a good thought, it is better not to think about them at all.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Thinking, Mind

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• The whole path of mindfulness is this: Whatever you are doing, be aware of it.

  Dipa Ma

  Path, Whole

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• Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that - thoughts.

  Allan Lokos

  Believe, Thinking, Enlightening

  Allan Lokos (2010). “Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living”, p.104, Penguin

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• There is only the moment. The now. Only what you are experiencing at this second is real.

  Leo Buscaglia

  Real, Moments

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• The way to live in the present is to remember that "This too shall pass." When you experience joy, remembering that "This too shall pass" helps you savor the here and now. When you experience pain and sorrow, remembering that "This too shall pass" reminds you that grief, like joy, is only temporary.

  Joey Green

  Life, Pain, Grief

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• In mindfulness, breath can not play as not only reference point but point of view.

  Gary Gach

  Views, Play, Point Of View

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• When you do something half-heartedly, you don't get much of a result. When you do it fully, you get a great result.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Half, Results

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• We are so absorbed in our thoughts that every thought that comes through is a reality. We have to start to detach ourselves from thought and become aware that there are things beyond thought.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Reality, Our Thoughts

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• 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.

  Laozi

  Life, Happiness, Spiritual

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• I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

  Diane Sawyer

  Thinking, Listening, Literature

  Attributed in "Do: Meditations for Brides" by Ellen Sue Stern, (p. 9), 1993.

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• Every day, mindful practice. When the mind is disciplined then the Way can work for us. Otherwise, all we do is talk of Tao; everything is just words; and the world will know us as its one great fool.

  Li Ching-Yuen

  Practice, Mind, World

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• Right mindfulness does not simply mean being aware; it is like creating a work of art. You can therefore trust what you are doing; you are not threatened by anything. You have room to dance in the space, and this makes it a creative situation. The space is open to you.

  Chogyam Trungpa

  Art, Mean, Space

  Chogyam Trungpa (2010). “The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Three: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism; The Myth of Freedom; The Heart of the Bud dha; Selected Writings”, p.252, Shambhala Publications

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• Recent studies of mindfulness practices reveal that they can result in profound improvements in a range of physiological, mental, and interpersonal domains in our lives. Cardiac, endocrine, and immune functions are improved with mindfulness practices. Empathy, compassion, and interpersonal sensivity seem to be improved. People who come to develop the capacity to pay attention in the present moment without grasping on to their inevitable judgments also develop a deeper sense of well-being and what can be considered a form of mental coherence.

  Daniel J. Siegel

  Philosophy, Compassion, Practice

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• I got up early and bathed in the pond; that was a religious exercise, and one of the best things which I did. They say that characters were engraven on the bathing tub of King Tching-thang to this effect: "Renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again."

  Henry David Thoreau

  Life, Religious, Kings

  Henry David Thoreau (1882). “Walden”, p.140

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• The next message you need is always right where you are.

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  Ram Dass

  Live In The Moment, Next, Messages

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• Whatever forms of meditation you practice, the most important point is to apply mindfulness continuously, and make a sustained effort. It is unrealistic to expect results from meditation within a short period of time. What is required is continuous sustained effort.

  Dalai Lama

  Practice, Effort, Meditation

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