Quotes about Mindfulness

time wasted is not always a waste of time.

you can change your desires by changing what you give attention to.

joy is not found in the things which surround us, but lives only in the soul.

We must despise all these temptations and pay no attention whatsoever to them.

I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart, and that is softness of head.

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child — our own two eyes. All is a miracle.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

My actions are my only true belongings.

For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.

Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful...How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural--you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow.

I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.

Every time I catch myself trying to figure out other people's motives, I'll stop and ask myself: "What did I say or do that prompted the action? Why did I react to it as I did? Does what happened make a major difference to me, or am I making something big out of a trifle?" Leave off that excessive desire of knowing; therein is found much distraction There are many things the knowledge of which is of little or no profit to the soul.