{"id":1964,"date":"2009-11-23T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2009-11-23T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2009\/11\/10-quotes-for-a-mindful-day.html"},"modified":"2009-11-23T09:00:50","modified_gmt":"2009-11-23T09:00:50","slug":"10-quotes-for-a-mindful-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2009\/11\/10-quotes-for-a-mindful-day.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Quotes for a Mindful Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love these quotes Dr. Elisha Goldstein compiled on his post, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.psychcentral.com\/mindfulness\/2009\/07\/10-quotes-for-a-mindful-day\/\">&#8220;10 Quotes for a Mindful Day&#8221;<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>* &#8220;Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.&#8221; ~ Dalai Lama<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>* &#8220;If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.&#8221; ~ Dalai Lama<\/p>\n<p>* &#8220;There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.&#8221; ~ Thich Nhat Hanh<\/p>\n<p>* &#8220;If it isn&#8217;t good, let it die. If it doesn&#8217;t die, make it good.&#8221; ~ Ajahn Chah<\/p>\n<p>* &#8220;If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.&#8221; &#8211; Pema Chodron<\/p>\n<p>* &#8220;As soon as we wish to be happier, we are no longer happy.&#8221; ~ Walter Landor<\/p>\n<p>* &#8220;Hatred never ceases by hatred; it only ceases by love. This is a timeless truth&#8221; ~ Joseph Goldstein<\/p>\n<p>* &#8220;There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.&#8221; ~ Thich Nhat Hanh<\/p>\n<p>* &#8220;Realize that this very body, with its aches and it pleasures&#8230; is exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, fully alive.&#8221; ~Pema Chodron<\/p>\n<p>* &#8220;When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the wound to heal.&#8221; ~ Pema Chodron<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What are some of your favorites?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>*&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=611738&amp;loc=en_US\">Click here to <\/a><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=611738&amp;loc=en_US\">subscribe to Beyond Blue<\/a><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=611738&amp;loc=en_US\">!<\/a><\/i><i> And <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thereseborchard\"><i>c<\/i><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thereseborchard\"><i>lick here to follow Therese on <b>Twitter<\/b><\/i><\/a><i>. 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