Mindfulness
Throughout history, mindfulness has been a subject of great importance, discussed by meditation teachers, psychologists, and spiritual leaders.
Whether you're new to mindfulness practices, looking to deepen your existing practice, or simply seeking ways to live more fully in the present moment, these words of wisdom can provide inspiration, guidance, and valuable insights. Let's explore the profound thoughts on mindfulness that have resonated with people across different cultures and traditions.
Editors Pick
The soul has been given its own ears to hear things that the mind does not understand.
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Rumi
there is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself.
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Miyamoto Musashi
Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.
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Hermann Hesse
All Quotes on Mindfulness
Not having heard something is not as good as having heard it; having heard it is not as good as having seen it; having seen it is not as good as knowing it; knowing it is not as good as putting it into practice.
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Xunzi
The Way is the beginning of the ten thousand things and the guiding thread of truth and falsity.
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Han Fei
Your preciousness lies in your essence; it cannot be lost by anything that happens.
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Zhuangzi
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
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Zhuangzi
The birds have vanished into the sky, and now the last cloud drains away. We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains.
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Li Bai
The pillow's low, the quilt is warm, the body smooth and peaceful,
Sun shines on the door of the room, the curtain not yet open.
Still the youthful taste of spring remains in the air,
Often it will come to you even in your sleep.
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Bai Juyi
If the Fleeting World is but a long dream, it does not matter whether one is young or old.
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Bai Juyi
The bloom is not a bloom,
The mist not mist.
At midnight she comes,
And goes again at dawn.
She comes like a spring dream - how long will she stay?
She goes like morning cloud, without a trace.
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Bai Juyi
On the seventh day of the Seventh-month, in the Palace of Long Life,
We told each other secretly in the quiet midnight world
That we wished to fly in heaven, two birds with the wings of one,
And to grow together on the earth, two branches of one tree."
Earth endures, heaven endures; some time both shall end,
While this unending sorrow goes on and on for ever.
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Bai Juyi
Autumn clouds, vague and obscure; The evening, lonely and chill. I felt the dampness on my garments, But saw no spot, and heard no sound of rain.
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Bai Juyi
There is no fixed road to wealth, and goods do not stay with the same master forever.
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Sima Qian
The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
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Augustine of Hippo
The soul has been given its own ears to hear things that the mind does not understand.
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Rumi
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds.
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Patanjali
there is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself.
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Miyamoto Musashi
Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.
–
Hermann Hesse