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Mindfulness Quotes
When we get too caught up in the busyness
of the world, we lose connection
with one another – and ourselves.
~ Jack Kornfield
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Everything that has a beginning has an ending.
Make your peace with that and all will be well.
~ Jack Kornfield
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The things that matter most in our lives are
not fantastic or grand. They are moments
when we touch one another.
~ Jack Kornfield
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Fear is a natural reaction
to moving closer to the truth.
~ Pema Chodron
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The essence of bravery is being
without self-deception.
~ Pema Chodron
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Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw
ourselves away and become something better.
It’s about befriending who we are already.
~ Pema Chodron
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Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just
need to remember to do it.
~ Sharon Salzberg
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That’s life: starting over,
one breath at a time.
~ Sharon Salzberg
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Life is a dance. Mindfulness is
witnessing that dance.
~ Amit Ray
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The stiller you are the calmer life is.
~ Rasheed Ogunlaru
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Don’t let life harden your heart.
~ Pema Chodron
Mindful eating is a way to become reacquainted
with the guidance of our internal nutritionist.
~ Jan Chozen Bays
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Mindful eating means simply eating or drinking
while being aware of each bite or sip.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
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Drink your tea slowly and reverently,
as if it is the axis on which the earth
revolves – slowly, evenly, without
rushing toward the future.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
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Tea is an act complete in its simplicity.
When I drink tea, there is only me and
the tea. The rest of the world dissolves.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
The little things? The little moments?
They aren’t little.
~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Mindfulness is a way of befriending
ourselves and our experience.
~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
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The best way to capture moments is to pay attention.
This is how we cultivate mindfulness.
~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
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“You can’t stop the waves,
but you can learn to surf”
~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
To think in terms of either pessimism or
optimism over-simplifies the truth.
The problem is to see reality as it is.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
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Many people are alive but don’t touch
the miracle of being alive.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
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Live the actual moment.
Only this actual moment is life.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
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Meditation is not evasion; it is a
serene encounter with reality.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Don’t believe everything you think.
Thoughts are just that – thoughts.
~ Allan Lokos
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There is something wonderfully bold and
liberating about saying yes to our
entire imperfect and messy life.
~ Tara Brach
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If you want to conquer the anxiety of life,
live in the moment, live in the breath.
~ Amit Ray
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Open the window of your mind.
Allow the fresh air, new lights
and new truths to enter.
~ Amit Ray
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Step outside for a while – calm your mind. It is
better to hug a tree than to bang your head
against a wall continually.
~ Rasheed Ogunlaru
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A few simple tips for life: feet on the ground,
head to the skies, heart open…quiet mind.
~ Rasheed Ogunlaru
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How you look at it is pretty much how you’ll see it.
~ Rasheed Ogunlaru
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It is never too late to turn on the light.
~ Sharon Salzberg