Essentially, mindfulness is a form of meditation that has been adopted by CBT. CBT, in turn, is ‘cognitive behavioral therapy’; a psychotherapeutic approach that can be used to treat all manner of psychological conditions like anxiety, phobias, addiction, etc.

Mindfulness essentially gives us a tool that we can use to not only calm our thoughts and escape the stressors of the day but also reflect on the contents of our mind in the interests of self-improvement.

This is the essence of mindfulness. You are fully present in the right now. You are engaged in whatever you are doing. You are no longer dwelling on the past or fretting about the future. Mindfulness ends suffering because the present moment is perfect (even when it’s not what you think you want).

The practice of mindfulness, through meditation, breathing, or any of the various ways you can practice presence, will make you a more contented, centered, and joyful person, even in the midst of your hectic daily life.

Here are 20 mindfulness quotes to inspire you to live in the present moment:

1- Everyone of us already has the seed of mindfulness. the practice is to cultivate it.

2- Fill your heart with the creative power to accept the past, decorate the present and transform the future.

3- Be very careful about what you think your thoughts run your life.

4- You can’t start the next chapter of your life you keep re-reading your last one.

5- To meditate is to defrag your mind. Meditation to organize your thoughts, increase your performance and unlock your true potential.

6- A person’s mind is so powerful. We can invent create an experience and destroy things with thoughts alone.

7- Your mind is precious. It has the power to unlock infinite options and possibilities!

8- To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.

9- Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

10- A mind is like a puzzle. you must unlock it to read its hidden secrets.

11- Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you or makes you happy.

12- Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

13- Mindfulness is paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally, to the unfolding of experience moment to moment.

14- Mindfulness “Insight meditation” The practice of looking inwardly and seeing things as they are!

15- Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity.

16- Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

17- Silence is a source of great strength.

18- If mindfulness is deeply important to you, then every moment is an opportunity to practice.

19- It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

20- Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. like the moon, come out from behind the clouds!