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Quotes about Mindfulness

The first step is to stop the thinking; we need to come back to our breathing and calm our body and mind. This will bring more space and clarity so that we can name and recognize the idea, desire, or emotion that's troubling us, say hello to it, and give ourselves permission to release it.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The space itself, your home, naturally has a message and intention.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Nirvana is the complete silencing of concepts.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
You must do whatever is necessary to be able to do this: recognize the presence of the person you love several times each day.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Whenever everyone's eyes are fixed on the earth—looking at the trees, plants, hills, mountains, or each other—then we know we are in the historical dimension, the world of birth and death. But when everyone's eyes look into space then we have entered the ultimate dimension, the unborn and undying world.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
When angry, count to 10 before you speak. If very angry, a hundred.
— Thomas Jefferson
When you expect the world to end at any moment, you know there is no need to hurry. You take your time, you do your work well.
— Thomas Merton
I will no longer wound myself with the thoughts and questions that have surrounded me like thorns: that is a penance You do not ask of me.
— Thomas Merton
The solution of the problem of life is life itself. Life is not attained by reason and analysis but first of all by living.
— Thomas Merton
Those who are not grateful soon begin to complain of everything.
— Thomas Merton
What I wear is pants. What I do is live. How I pray is breathe.
— Thomas Merton