Inspiration Mindfulness Quotes & Sayings

The US is headed for ruin and revolution. The revolution will almost certainly be put down, violently. But the ruin cannot be stopped. — Bill Bonner

He's a fool that makes his doctor his heir. — Benjamin Franklin

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint. — Daniel Webster

Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we're adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere. — Sharon Salzberg

Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present. — Allan Lokos

It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day. — Willie Mays

One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom. — Allan Lokos

Time passes no matter what you do. — S.R. Crawford

Each one of you carries the potential to blossom like flowers. When you blossom, petals of your mind open and the fragrance spread far and near. — Banani Ray

Whatever it is you want in this life, be it material things, a place you want to be, or an experience you want to have, you must first make it real in the realm of your consciousness. — Brandi L. Bates

We may be living past and future lives at the same time we are living this one. — Doug Dillon

We have a right to decide how we want our bodies to look and feel, but unfortunately we do not exercise these rights. Instead, we tend to drift along, victims of our own ignorance of the fact that we can have what we want, if we are willing to take that first step toward developing the self-discipline to govern our thoughts. — Holly Mosier

Meditation is essentially training our attention so that we can be more aware - not only of our own inner workings but also of what's happening around us in the here & now. — Sharon Salzberg

Cultivation of positive emotions, including self-love and self-respect, strengthens our inner resources and opens us to a broader range of thoughts and actions. — Sharon Salzberg

Mindfulness describes a "state of becoming" that places the individual beyond judgment and definition. — Celeste Cooper

Instead of waiting for the right moment, BE the right moment. You won't be ready for anything if you aren't ready to be you. — Kaiden Blake

Everything real is in the present moment. Only here can we find happiness and harmony, feel alive and do something that will change our future. Only here can we be with the people we love, enjoy the things we like and see beautiful places. — Lidiya K.

I am quoted as saying this. — Michele Hart

If you're reading these words, perhaps it's because something has kicked open the door for you, and you're ready to embrace change. It isn't enough to appreciate change from afar, or only in the abstract, or as something that can happen to other people but not to you. We need to create change for ourselves, in a workable way, as part of our everyday lives. — Sharon Salzberg

Treat everyone you meet as if they were you. — Doug Dillon

It is like the man who became short-sighted and refused to wear glasses, saying there was nothing wrong with him, but that the trouble was that the recent papers were so badly printed. — Maurice Nicoll

I have no problem today letting people know I'm part of what they live. That's why I know about the things that make people the assholes they are. They have no choice but to be part of it. — Andrew Dice Clay

Stay present for the "now" of your life. It's your "point of power. — Doug Dillon

Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what's happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what's happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self. — Sharon Salzberg

The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness. — Sharon Salzberg

Pruned my subconscious. Discovered new shoots. — Sally Jo Martine

Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are. — Allan Lokos

Think how much less stupefying the last fifty years might have been if people had actually read Marx. — Marilynne Robinson

The costs of keeping secrets include our growing isolation due to fear of detection and the ways we shut down inside to avoid feeling the effects of our behavior. We can never afford to be truly seen and known - even by ourselves. — Sharon Salzberg

There is no aloneness. There is only unawareness. — Lynne Cockrum-Murphy

We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy. — Allan Lokos

It was during the Renaissance that creativity was first seen, not as a matter of divine inspiration, but as a gift of a great learned man to imitate God's ability to create. As Prometheus stole the fire of the Gods and brought it to the mankind, humanity needed to steal the secret of 'creation' from Gods and understand its essence. — Natasa Nuit Pantovic

A key barometer to help us weigh the rightness of our actions is self-respect. — Sharon Salzberg

We live in an incredibly dynamic universe that gives us what we wish for, like a waking dream — Cynthia Sue Larson