Mindfulness Quotes - Page 28

• Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.

  James Allen

  Inspirational, Life, Success

  James Allen (2016). “As a Man Thinketh”, p.7, Xist Publishing

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• I wish that life should not be cheap, but sacred. I wish the days to be as centuries, loaded, fragrant.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Life, Wish, Sacred

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2004). “A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year”, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

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• True compassion is undirected & holds no conceptual focus. That kind of genuine, true compassion is only possible after realizing emptiness.

  Tsoknyi Rinpoche

  Compassion, Focus, Emptiness

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• With mindfulness - the practice of peace - we can begin by working to transform the wars in ourselves. Conscious breathing helps us do this.

  Nhat Hanh

  War, Practice, Breathing

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “For a Future to Be Possible: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition”, p.12, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Why do so many of us not give ourselves permission to be alive until we are absolutely assured that we will die? ...If we are not in [this present millisecond of life and conscious experience], we are not alive; we are merely thinking our lives. Yet we have seen so many die, looking back over their shoulders at their lives, shaking their heads and muttering in bewilderment, "What was that all about?"

  Stephen Levine

  Life, Thinking, Giving

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• Mindfulness gives you time. Time gives you choices. Choices, skillfully made, lead to freedom. You don't have to be swept away by your feeling. You can respond with wisdom and kindness rather than habit and reactivity.

  Henepola Gunaratana

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Time

  Bhante Henepola Gunaratana (2010). “Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English: An Introductory Guide to Deeper States of Meditation”, p.43, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• The Five A’s (attention, appreciation, acceptance, affection, allowing) are simultaneously the fulfillment of our earliest needs, the requirements of adult intimacy and of universal compassion, and the essential qualities of mindfulness practice.

  David Richo

  Appreciation, Acceptance, Compassion

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• Meditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. With mindfulness, we know what to do and what not to do to help.

  Nhat Hanh

  Buddhist, Meditation, Vision

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• Mindfulness meditation doesn't change life. Life remains as fragile and unpredictable as ever. Meditation changes the heart's capacity to accept life as it is.

  Sylvia Boorstein

  Life Changing, Heart, Meditation Practice

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• We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others. We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way. If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.

  Ajahn Chah

  Lying, Practice, Mind

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• Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath. Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: with mindfulness, you can see that they are unhappy and suffering. You can see their wrong perceptions. You'll feel motivated by a desire to say or do something to help the other person suffer less. This means compassionate energy has been born in your heart. And when compassion appears, anger is deleted.

  Nhat Hanh

  Wisdom, Mean, Home

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• Every present moment will offer itself as a window onto eternity, a doorway to the infinite.

  Deepak Chopra

  Doorways, Window, Infinite

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• It's surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at the time.

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Memories, Homecoming, Short Memory

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• In Asian languages, the word for mind and the word for heart are same. So if you’re not hearing mindfulness in some deep way as heartfulness, you’re not really understanding it. Compassion and kindness towards oneself are intrinsically woven into it. You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.

  Jon Kabat-Zinn

  Wise, Kindness, Heart

  "Q&A: Jon Kabat-Zinn Talks About Bringing Mindfulness Meditation to Medicine". Interview with Maia Szalavitz, healthland.time.com. January 11, 2012.

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• Mindfulness is so powerful that the fact that it comes out of Buddhism is irrelevant.

  Jon Kabat-Zinn

  Powerful, Buddhism, Facts

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