CURATED COLLECTION

Practicing Mindfulness

Attention is a skill, not a talent — and it can be built, word by word, moment by moment.

50 quotes found

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Life is but a dream, and joy a fleeting moment.

—Li BaiPoet

Medieval ERA • East Asia

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The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

—Thich Nhat HanhActivist

Late Modern ERA • Southeast Asia

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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

—Gautama BuddhaSpiritual Teacher

Ancient World ERA • South Asia

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Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

—Gautama BuddhaSpiritual Teacher

Ancient World ERA • South Asia

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An old silent pond. A frog jumps into the pond. Splash! Silence again.

—Matsuo BashoPoet

Renaissance ERA • East Asia

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The sound of autumn rain on distant mountains, faintly visible.

—Wang WeiPoet & Painter

Medieval ERA • East Asia

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The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.

—Thich Nhat HanhActivist

Post-War ERA • Southeast Asia

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Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

—Gautama BuddhaSpiritual Teacher

Ancient World ERA • South Asia

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The empty mountain, no one is seen, yet human voices are heard.

—Wang WeiPoet & Painter

Medieval ERA • East Asia

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The spring sea rises and falls all day, rising and falling.

—Yosa BusonPoet & Painter

Enlightenment ERA • East Asia

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If your mind is quiet, then your heart will naturally be pure.

—Han ShanPoet

Medieval ERA • East Asia

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O snail, climb Mount Fuji, but slowly, slowly.

—Kobayashi IssaPoet

Industrial Age ERA • East Asia

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Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.

—Matsuo BashoPoet

Renaissance ERA • East Asia

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In old age, one desires tranquility and finds it in nothingness.

—Wang WeiPoet & Painter

Medieval ERA • East Asia

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Empty your mind. Be formless. Shapeless, like water.

—Bruce LeeMartial Artist & Philosopher

Post-War ERA • East Asia

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My heart is like the autumn moon, a clear pool, no dust.

—Han ShanPoet

Medieval ERA • East Asia

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Perfect action leaves no trace, perfect words leave no sign, perfect wisdom leaves no deed.

—LieziTaoist Philosopher

Ancient World ERA • East Asia

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People these days don't know the truth, they merely follow the world's dusty tracks.

—Han ShanPoet

Medieval ERA • East Asia

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The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror; it grasps nothing, it refuses nothing.

—LieziTaoist Philosopher

Ancient World ERA • East Asia

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He who is without a self has no wants, and he who has no wants has no fears.

—LieziTaoist Philosopher

Ancient World ERA • East Asia

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