“When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”
Lao Tzu
“Mindfulness is not a mechanical process. It is developing a very gentle, kind, and creative awareness to the present moment.”
Amit Ray
“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
“As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle dissolve, and life begins to flow with joy and ease. When you act out the present-moment awareness, whatever you do becomes imbued with a sense of quality, care, and love - even the most simple action. ”
Eckhart Tolle
“Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience.”
Jon Kabat-Ziin
“Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience... 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
“Surrender to what is, let go of what was, have faith in what will be. ”
Sonia Ricotti
“In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived. How well we have loved. How well we have learned to let go.”
Jack Kornfield
“Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. ”
Steve Jobs
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.”
Henry David Thoreau
“Endeavor to see the good in every situation.”
Unknown
“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”
