Mindfulness

"What you're doing is not important. What really is important is the state of mind from you do it."

"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."

"Meditation is not to escape from society but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. With mindfulness, we know what to do and what not to do to help."

"You are the sky. Everything else – it's just the weather."

"We have to nurture our potentiality so that we can be free from suffering, which is caused by your own clinging."

"Meditation is not escaping the chaos of life; it is anchoring oneself amidst it with unwavering clarity and peace."

"In the practice of mindfulness, we are learning to be fully present with whatever is happening, rather than trying to escape or avoid it."

"Mindfulness is the key to transforming our suffering into joy."

"Never waste valuable time or mental peace on the affairs of others."

"I swear to you gentlemen, that to be overly conscious is a sickness, a real, thorough sickness."

"The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers."

"Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future."

"Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment, I know this is the only moment."

"Smile, breathe, and go slowly."

"The moment you realize you are not present, you are present."

"The past has no power over the present moment."

"Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it."

"Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have."

"You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen."

"In the small matters trust the mind, in the large ones the heart."

"Beyond right and wrong, there is a field. I'll meet you there."

"To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy."

"If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present. "