266 Quotes About Mindful

Meditation has nothing to do with crouching and chanting, meditation means losing oneself in activity - any activity of one’s own choosing – mental or physical.

Time is an illusion we suffer from whenever we are not practicing mindfulness.

If you cannot do regular meditation, at least practice Sacred Pauses (Mini-Meditations)

We can have a calm connection with our practice if we appreciate that mindful meditation is the cause of inner peace. Through not expecting immediate results and having confidence in the methods, our mind will naturally open and relax. When we create the causes of inner peace, the effects will ripen naturally in their own time.

The essential point of finding a relaxed posture is to be able to sit in a position that is comfortable enough, so while staying awake and alert, you can almost forget about your body.

When we are practising mindful meditation, we need to be aware of our mind when it gets overexcited due to distractions, and when it becomes dull and starts to fall asleep. Excitement and mental dullness take our attention away from the present moment and have a significant part to play in the stress and anxiety that arises in our life.

If knowledge is power, then self-knowledge is empowerment.

Feeling that we do not have the time to practise may mean that our wish to train the mind is not yet strong enough.

We can increase our wish to practise by reflecting on the significant benefits of training for both ourselves and others.