Quotes about Mindfulness

Imagine if our negative feelings, or at least lots of them, turned out to be illusions, and we could dispel them by just contemplating them from a particular vantage point.

Take excellent care of the front end of your day, and the rest of your day will pretty much take care of itself. Own your morning. Elevate your life.

Stop spending so much time chasing life's big pleasures while you neglect the little ones. Slow things down. Enjoy the beauty and sacredness of all that is around you.

Everyone is different. One of the fundamental principles that Yogi Raman taught me was that truly enlightened people never seek to be like others. Rather, they seek to be superior to their former selves. Don't race against others. Race against yourself," Julian replied.

The second exercise is a favorite of Yogi Raman's. He used to go an entire day without speaking, except in response to a direct question." "Kind of like a vow of silence?" "Actually that's exactly what it was, John. The Tibetan monks who popularized this practice believed that to hold one's tongue for an extended period of time would have the effect of enhancing one's discipline.

We are what we do with our attention."64

People who don't think shouldn't talk.

Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards.

Comparison is the thief of joy. Theodore Roosevelt

I am one of those who should first connect with coffee and then the Holy Spirit before I go public.

Our first response when angered should be to turn away momentarily, mentally or physically, so we can separate the offense from the offender.

Silence is what causes most of humanity's problems.