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Famous Mokokoma Mokhonoana Quotes
“Calmness has the power to leave dirty water as clean water on top of dirt.”
“Not being in the present moment is no less foolish than looking forward to the past.”
“The mind is a sweetheart, when it is wondering; and a bitch, when it is wandering.”
“Only the parts of the future that we are guaranteed to reach are worth worrying over.”
“Using unbreakable cups robs us of yet another incentive to be mindful.”
“The emotions we feel, and the desires and thoughts we have, are as ours as the sounds we hear.”
“All we can really do is nothing but be aware. In fact, we are nothing but awareness.”
“Realizing that God or Nature did not give you free will will free you.”
“Unlike happiness, unhappiness cannot happen without the presence of an ego.”
“One of the fastest ways to improve your health is to eat slowly.”
“We nonverbally say that we do not want to be where we are by not walking slowly.”
“One of the best ways to start being impatient is to stop meditating.”
“A thing or situation is often worsened by the attempt to improve it.”
“An untrained mind usually focuses not on what one needs and has but on what one wants but lacks.”
“To think is to dilute the sweetness of life; or, worse, to make it bitter.”
“The unfolding of life is best enjoyed when the mind’s arms are folded.”
“Mindfulness is the art of experiencing the nonexistence of the past and the future.”
“Like the past, the future is merely an idea; a mere thought.”
“The illusion of time deceives us into thinking that life is going somewhere.”
“Truly paying attention to something or someone makes it or them seem as big as the universe.”
“Time is an illusion we suffer from whenever we are not practicing mindfulness.”
“The present moment is as old as existence … and as long as eternity.”
“We have always been, and will forever be, stood up by the future.”
“The present moment is all that reality was, is, and will forever be made of.”
“Not even for a moment can you be in the present moment while regret or hope is present in you.”
“Being in a hurry gives us the illusion of doubling the length of every second.”
“Mindfulness is the extremely difficult art of leaving the past and the future alone.”