2,809 Quotes About Mindfulness

Habit has two parts, Toni [Packer] says. There is the habit itself (finger biting, smoking, drinking, whatever), and there is the observer who wants to stop, who is also a habit. And there is the conflict, the battle between the desire to indulge, which is an escape from what is, and the desire to stop, which is also a movement away from what is.

Even the busiest bee does not move from one flower to another as often as an untamed mind moves from one thought to another.

If you take life as a battle, be ready for the bruises. If you take it as a game, be ready to experience highs and lows. If you take it as a circus, sit back and watch different acts being performed by everyone.

Nothing can change unless our body and mind are playing on the same team.

If your mind is clear and at peace, then your path leads to joy and happiness. However, if your mind is cluttered and frantic, then your path leads to suffering and frustration.

Let ghosts sleep, don’t wake them up. Celebrate and just get used to celebrating more and more.

There is no key to open the heart of another - except curiosity.

Self is the source of all courage and self is the source of all weakness. Self is the source of all joy and self is the source of all sorrows. That very self can make this world a beautiful place and that very self can also make this world a miserable place. The only thing that distinguishes the one from the other, is your intention.

Through practicing mindful awareness, we cultivate discernment by being more sensitive to the bigger picture and how the present moment relates to it.