15 Inspiring Quotes on Mindfulness
15 Inspiring Mindfulness Quotes
Whether you are starting your mindfulness practice or are well established, we always need a little inspiration.
Here are 15 Mindfulness quotes to encourage you and to meditate upon.
“The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There is only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment.”
– Gautama Buddha
“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
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
– Gautama Buddha
“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.”
– Jon Kabat Zinn
“Wherever you go, there you are.”
– Jon Kabat Zinn
This is also the name of one of his books that I highly recommend.
“The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.”
– Thích Nhất Hạnh
“Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.”
– Jack Kornfield
“You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.”
– Pema Chödrön
“Altogether, the idea of meditation is not to create states of ecstasy or absorption, but to experience being.”
– Chögyam Trungpa
“Breathing in, I calm my body. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment, I know this is a wonderful moment.”
– Thích Nhất Hạnh
“Thoughts in your head are really no different than the sound of a bird outside. It is just that you decide if they are more or less relevant.”
– Adyahsanti
“True meditation is letting go of manipulating our experience.”
– Adyashanti
“Mindfulness gives you time. Time gives you choices. Choices, skillfully made, lead to freedom. You don’t have to be swept away by your feeling. You can respond with wisdom and kindness rather than habit and reactivity.”
― Henepola Gunaratana (from his book Mindfulness in Plain English, which is a fantastic read)
“Mindfulness is a pause- the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.”
– Tara Brach
“When you just sit in silence the wind blows through you, the sun shines in you, and you realize you are not your body; you are everything.”
– Anita Krizzan
What are your favourite quotes on mindfulness? Share them in the comments below.