Mindfulness Quotes

"If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having " "Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such " "Your body is a replica of your thoughts" "If you restore balance in your own self, you will be contributing immensely to the healing of the world" "If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you're needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person." "The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires." "We should every night call ourselves to an account. What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed? What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?" "Life is long if you know how to use it." "This is no time for playing games. Nothing is as encouraging as when virtues are visibly embodied in the people around us. How soon will time cover all things, and how many it has covered already. What is long-lasting is not necessarily eternal. Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval. To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. The universe is transformation: life is opinion. Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too. Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left, and live it properly. Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Remind yourself that what is past is nothing. Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be. Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you." "The interior life is a real life, and the intangible dreams of people have a tangible effect on the world." "Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled." "When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly." "Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretense." "Do not suppose you are hurt, and your complaint ceases. Cease your complaint, and you are not hurt." "It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own." "Look beneath the surface, let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape you." "Sometimes you need to step outside, get some air, and remind yourself of who you are and who you want to be" "Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, This is the real me and when you have found that attitude, follow it" "He that can have patience can have what he wants." "You may delay, but time will not."