30 Awakening Mindfulness Quotes

Mindfulness quotes to help you see the world as it is and be more compassionate to your environment celebrating the miracle of life.

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” – Roy T. Bennett

“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” – Amit Ray

“Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind.” – Amit Ray

“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality.” – Robin Sharma

“Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow.” – Catherynne M. Valente

“Sometimes you need to sit lonely on the floor in a quiet room in order to hear your own voice and not let it drown in the noise of others.” – Charlotte Eriksson

“I don’t need anyone else to distract me from myself anymore, like I always thought I would.” – Charlotte Eriksson

“Mind is a flexible mirror, adjust it, to see a better world.” – Amit Ray

“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.” – C.G. Jung

“Breath is the finest gift of nature. Be grateful for this wonderful gift.” – Amit Ray

“Life is a dance. Mindfulness is witnessing that dance.” – Amit Ray

“Few of us ever live in the present. We are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone.” – Louis L’Amour

“It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent

“In this moment, there is plenty of time. In this moment, you are precisely as you should be. In this moment, there is infinite possibility.” – Victoria Moran

“Mindless fear is greater than mindful fear.” – Idowu Koyenikan

“True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one’s self; but the point is not only to get out – you must stay out; and to stay out you must have some absorbing errand.” – Henry James

“To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the breaking of bread.” – James Baldwin

“Let go of your mind and then be mindful. Close your ears and listen!” – Rumi

“There are two types of seeds in the mind: those that create anger, fear, frustration, jealousy, hatred and those that create love, compassion, equanimity and joy. Spirituality is germination and sprouting of the second group and transforming the first group.” – Amit Ray

“When you open your mind, you open new doors to new possibilities for yourself and new opportunities to help others.” – Roy T. Bennett

“Until you realize how easily it is for your mind to be manipulated, you remain the puppet of someone else’s game.” – Evita Ochel

“Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing.” – Sharon Salzberg

“Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.” – Allan Lokos

“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.” – Sharon Salzberg

“Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn

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