50+ Mindful Quotes for Everyday Emotional Balance

“Training your mind to be in the present moment is the number one key to making healthier choices. – Susan Albers”

“Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts. – Buddha”

“The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness. – Sakyong Mipham”

“See if you can allow gentle self-acceptance to coexist with the active drive for self-improvement. – Kristin Neff”

“The mind is our most precious resource, through which we experience every single moment of life. Are you looking after yours? – Headspace”

“Every time we ponder a thought, act on an impulse, or dwell on a desire, we are setting in motion a cause that will have a future effect. Mindfulness enables us to choose wisely. – Tamara Levitt”

“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers. – Thich Nhat Hanh”

“The human capacity for burden is like bamboo- far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance. – Jodi Picoult”

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

“Step outside for a while – calm your mind. It is better to hug a tree than to bang your head against a wall continually. – Rasheed Ogunlaru”

“The mind is like water. When it is turbulent it’s difficult to see. When it’s calm, everything becomes clear. – Prasad Mahes”

“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment. – Thich Nhat Hanh”

“Worrying is stupid, it’s like walking around with an umbrella waiting for it to rain. – Unknown”

“Mindfulness is awareness without criticism or judgment. – Jan Chozen Bays”

“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. – Thich Nhat Hanh”

“Sweetheart, you are in pain. Relax. Take a breath. Let’s pay attention to what is happening; then we’ll figure out what to do. – Sylvia Boorstein”

“Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing. – Jon Kabat-Zinn”

“Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life. – Buddha”

“Wherever you are, be there totally. – Eckhart Tolle”

“In today’s rush, we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget the joy of just being. – Eckhart Tolle”

“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves—slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future; live the actual moment. Only this moment is life. – Thich Nhat Hanh”

“Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child—our own two eyes. All is a miracle. – Thich Nhat Hanh”

“The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. – Henry Miller”

“Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think. – Siddhartha Gautama”

“Mindfulness is a way of being present: paying attention to and accepting what is happening in our lives. It helps us to be aware of and step away from our automatic and habitual reactions to our everyday experiences. – Elizabeth Thornton”

“The first and best victory is to conquer self. – Plato”

“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. – Jon Kabat-Zinn”

“Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. – Dalai Lama”

“If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces. – Shane Koyczan”

“There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life. – Tara Brach”

“For what it’s worth, it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over. – F. Scott Fitzgerald”

“You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things, but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them – for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions. – Dalai Lama”

“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently. – Pema Chödrön”

“One who is patient glows with an inner radiance. – Allan Lokos”

“To produce at your peak level, you need to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distraction. – Cal Newport”

“Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. – Eckhart Tolle”

“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it isn’t open. – Frank Zappa”

“Visualize your highest self and start showing up as him/her. – Ali Owens”

“We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are. – Max Depree”

“Practicing a mindful moment in the middle of the day, helps to bring you back to center, reset, and move into the rest of your day with greater clarity and focus. – Christine Agro”

“Our thinking minds deprive us of the happiness that comes when we are living fully in the moment. – Ram Dass”

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. – Aristotle”

“Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself. – Hermann Hesse”

“Look past your thoughts, so you may drink the pure nectar of This Moment. – Rumi”

“Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed. – Thich Nhat Hanh”

“Be happy in the moment. That is enough. – Mother Teresa”

“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”

“The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle. – Tara Brach”

“Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn’t more complicated than that. – Sylvia Boorstein”

“In our times, it is radical to choose to sit still and be silent, to resist an identity of busyness, ceaseless motion, and noise, and to reclaim our sanity and humanity by coming home to ourselves. – Sumi Loundon Kim”

“Mindfulness meditation doesn’t change life. Life remains as fragile and unpredictable as ever. Meditation changes the heart’s capacity to accept life as it is. – Sylvia Boorstein”

“Cultivating a generous spirit starts with mindfulness. Mindfulness, simply stated, means paying attention to what is happening; it’s about what is really going on. – Nell Newman”