Quotes about Mindfulness

Let me advise thee not to talk of thyself as being old. There is something in Mind Cure, after all, and if thee continually talks of thyself as being old, thee may perhaps bring on some of the infirmities of age. At least I would not risk it if I were thee.

People are so busy chasing happiness- if they would slow down and turn around, they would give it a chance to catch up with them.

If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul

I fear we are too much concerned with material things to remember that our real strength lies in spiritual values.

Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.

Don't walk in my head with your dirty feet.

Peace starts within.

I have always heard that you need to give yourself a long time to unplug when you do a sabbatical. I unplugged so fast I was a little concerned that I was losing brain capacity.

Until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.

Total relaxation is the secret to enjoying sitting meditation. I sit with my spine upright, but not rigid; and I relax all the muscles in my body.

My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work.

I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life's work, and try to get hold of a giant panda.