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Quotes About Being Mindful
Quotes About Being Mindful
These are some of our favorite quotes about being mindful in general. A number of
them come from some of our favorite mindfulness leaders because some people just
have a way with words.
These quotes should inspire your mindfulness practice in one way or another without
having to be too specific. They may also help you define mindfulness in a way you
had not previously thought of.
Jon Kabat-Zinn is the founder of the Center for Mindfulness at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School, where he developed the Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction program or MBSR.
�The little things? The little moments? They aren�t little.� � Jon Kabat-Zinn
�The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate
mindfulness.� � Jon Kabat-Zinn
�Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.� � Jon Kabat-
Zinn
Th�ch Nh?t H?nh is a Buddhist monk, author, and mindfulness teacher (whose many
students include the above-mentioned Jon Kabat-Zinn) who was also nominated for the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1967 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
�To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The
problem is to see reality as it is.� � Th�ch Nh?t H?nh
�Many people are alive but don�t touch the miracle of being alive.� � Th�ch Nh?t H?
nh
�The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.� � Th�ch Nh?t H?
nh
mindfulness quotes thich nhat hanh
�Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life.� � Th�ch Nh?t H?nh
�The feeling that any task is a nuisance will soon disappear if it is done in
mindfulness.� � Th�ch Nh?t H?nh