The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers. - Thich Nhat Hanh
Both science and spirituality tell us today that meditation and mindfulness strengthen mental control. The more we feel conscious of, and in control of our thoughts and our emotions, the more empowered we become to take effective action that is most suitable for our health and our life. - Evita Ochel
Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t). – - James Baraz
Mindfulness is intimacy with all things. - Jeffrey A. White
Two thoughts cannot coexist at the same time: if the clear light of mindfulness is present, there is no room for mental twilight. - Nyanaponika Thera
Thought for the day: we have far too many of them. And we prize them too highly; more so than we do the power of silence, mindfulness and pure kindness. - Rasheed Ogunlaru
We are all trying to find a path back to the present moment. And good enough reason to just be happy here... Mindfulness meditation is just a trick for doing that. It's a trick for setting aside your to-do list, if only for a few moments, and actually locate a feeling of fulfilment in the present - Sam Harris
Disassociating, mindfulness, transcendence-whatever the label-it's a sort of loophole in our contract with reality, a form of self-rescue. - Diane Ackerman
Mindfulness is living in the moment without judging it. - Debasish Mridha
To live in infinite bliss, practice mindfulness and live in the moment. - Debasish Mridha
Mindfulness is attainable when one can embrace life, not its circumstances. - Michelle Cruz-Rosado
Mindfulness is a quiet mind, an aware mind. Mindfulness itself is not about ‘arriving,’ but about being. - Jean Moreau, Abbey of Kervennec, France
Our life stories are largely constructed and without mindfulness can prove destructive. - Rasheed Ogunlaru
Mindfulness isn’t inherently Eastern, just as electricity isn’t inherently Western. Mindfulness is a quality of presence that’s innate in all human beings. - Shamash Alidina
In the ancient Indian Pali language, the words for mind and heart are the same. And the Chinese character for mindfulness is a combination of two characters. One part means now and the other means mind or heart. So, when you hear the word mindfulness you can also consider it to mean heartfulness. - Shamash Alidina
When you practice mindfulness, you bloom like a flower. - Debasish Mridha
The practice of mindfulness is nothing more than focusing on the current moment. - Debasish Mridha
You can’t control the universe, but if you learn to practice meditation and mindfulness you may be able to control yourself. - Debasish Mridha
The energy of mindfulness has the element of friendship and loving kindness in it. - Thich Nhat Hanh
See if you can approach your own practice with a healthy combination of mindfulness, playfulness, precision, and curiosity - Cyndi Lee
Mindfulness allows you to face the past with courage, whether it is scarred with pain or caressed with joy, and it gently holds you in the safe haven of the present without allowing you to become overwhelmed with what may or may not be waiting in the future. - Deborah A. Beasley
In mindfulness, acceptance always comes first, change comes after. - Shamash Alidina
When you focus and accept the current moment with love, faith, and joyfulness, you are practicing mindfulness. That is better than controlling the universe. - Debasish Mridha
Mindfulness is the awareness of what is going on in us and around us in the present moment. It requires stopping, looking deeply, and recognizing both the uniqueness of the moment and its connection to everything that has gone on before and will go on in the future. - Thich Nhat Hanh
When the momentum of mindfulness is well developed, it works like a boomerang; even if we want to distract ourselves, the mind naturally rebounds to a state of awareness. - Joseph Goldstein