#mindfulness

An open beginner's mind is a powerful tool for developing patience. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#mindfulness #psychology #art

With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

#meditation #metta #mindfulness #art

People in the midst of losing their patience are certainly experiencing as aspect of dukkha. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#inspirational #mindfulness #psychology #art

Mindfulness allows you to face the past with courage, whether it is scarred with pain or caressed with joy, and it gently holds you in the safe haven of the present without allowing you to become overwhelmed with what may or may not be waiting in the future. ↗

— Deborah A. Beasley

#courage-fear-inspirational #joy #mindfulness #pain #courage

Like a child standing in a beautiful park with his eyes shut tight, there's no need to imagine trees, flowers, deer, birds, and sky; we merely need to open our eyes and realize what is already here, who we already are - as soon as we stop pretending we're small or unholy. ↗

— Bo Lozoff

#mindfulness #reality #beauty

With mind distracted, never thinking, "Death is coming," To slave away on the pointless business of mundane life, And then to come out empty--it is a tragic error. (116) trans by Robert Thurman ↗

— Huston Smith

#error #life #mindfulness #business

Full minds create chaos. ↗

— David W. Jones

#busyness #enlightenment #meditation #mindfulness #business

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 ↗

— James Baraz

#change

Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality. ↗

— Robin S. Sharma

#nature-of-reality #perception #spiritual-growth #truth #dreams

As we encounter new experiences with a mindful and wise attention, we discover that one of three things will happen to our new experience: it will go away, it will stay the same, or it will get more intense. whever happens does not really matter. ↗

— Jack Kornfield

#experience