10 Quotes for a Mindful Day!
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Mindfulness is an impartial watchfulness of thoughts, feelings and experience – without prejudice or bias. It is an art of living in the present moment in the most holistic and therapeutic way. These quotes are precious for any one trying to add value to life by living mindfully.
What is Mindfulness?
A layman once asked The Buddha:
"Are you a God?" "No" said The Buddha.
"Are you a saint?" "No" said The Buddha.
"Are you a magician?" "No" said The Buddha.
"What are you then?" "I am awake" said The Buddha
A Buddha is personification of true mindfulness. He is ever ensconced in the present moment with an unwavering mind. A mind that accepts nothing, rejects nothing. A mind that likes nothing, dislikes nothing. It is a mind filled with loving kindness for all being, all the time.
Mindfulness is not a theoretical concept, merely meant to write doctoral thesis on or to be applied only by psychotherapists. It is a practical science, an art of living the life the way it should be led and can be practiced by any one. “You can’t live anywhere other than in the present moment” is the motto of living mindfully.
Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn't more complicated than that. It is opening to or receiving the present moment, pleasant or unpleasant, just as it is, without either clinging to it or rejecting it. – Sylvia Boorstein
Mindfulness is an impartial watchfulness of your thoughts, feelings and experience – without prejudice or bias. You are consciously aware of the thoughts you are thinking but don’t chase or analyze them. You are also aware of the present feelings – you just acknowledge them; don’t like or dislike them. You mentally note every experience but refrain from thinking, labeling or evaluating them. You are just a detached witness of yourself.
Mindfulness is also being ever ready to acknowledge and experience anything that comes up in the present moment. It necessarily involves letting go, as the present moment turns past -- it is observing and letting go continuously. It is a wakeful experience of life, an alert but detached participation in the ongoing process of living.
Meditation is the ideal way to Learn Mindfulness Effectively.
10 Mindfulness Quotes
- "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
- ”The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.” – Thich Nhat Hahn
- ”Few of us ever live in the present. We are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone.” – Louis L'Amour
- "Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor." – Thich Nhat Hahn
- "Feelings, whether of compassion or irritation, should be welcomed, recognized, and treated on an absolutely equal basis; because both are ourselves. The tangerine I am eating is me. The mustard greens I am planting are me. I plant with all my heart and mind. I clean this teapot with the kind of attention I would have were I giving the baby Buddha or Jesus a bath. Nothing should be treated more carefully than anything else. In mindfulness, compassion, irritation, mustard green plant, and teapot are all sacred." – Thich Nhat Hahn
- "It stands to reason that anyone who learns to live well will die well. The skills are the same: being present in the moment, and humble, and brave, and keeping a sense of humor.” – Victoria Moran
- "Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet." – Thich Nhat Hahn
- “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom” – Victor Frankl
- ”Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the small uncaring ways.” – Stephen Vincent Benet
- "In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived, How well we have loved, and How well we have learned to let go.” – Jack Kornfield
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18th Jul 2011 (#)
Very nice quotes. Buddha usually gives odd answers.
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18th Jul 2011 (#)
Thanks for sharing, Phoenix. Buddha's answers are always insightful; we might find them odd due to our own conditioned mind.
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18th Jul 2011 (#)
Great quotes! I have to say my favorite and my ah ha moment was in the beginning when Budda was asked and then answered "What are you then?" "I am awake" said The Buddha. You gotta love it. Thank you for sharing.:)
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18th Jul 2011 (#)
Thanks Denise. I am glad you liked the page.
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18th Jul 2011 (#)
Absolutely wonderful. Much thanks Goodpal.
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25th Jul 2011 (#)
Absolute truth! "Be here Now " Thank you for the reminder:) I loved the quotes :)
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25th Jul 2011 (#)
Thanks Steve and MAnature. Please keep visiting.
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