Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.
JON KABAT-ZINNMeditation is simply about being yourself and know about who that is.
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Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.
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Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.
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Voluntary simplicity means going fewer places in one day rather than more, seeing less so I can see more, doing less so I can do more, acquiring less so I can have more.
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Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.
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Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.
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Note that this journey is uniquely yours, no one else’s. So the path has to be your own. You cannot imitate somebody else’s journey and still be true to yourself. Are you prepared to honor your uniqueness in this way?
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Mindfulness is a way of paying attention, on purpose and non-judgmentally, to what goes on in the present moment in your body, mind and the world around you.
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You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.
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It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.
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When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.
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But you cannot have harmony without a commitment to ethical behavior. It’s the fence that keeps out the goats that will eat all the young shoots in your garden.
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So, in meditation practice, the best way to get somewhere is to let go of trying to get anywhere at all.
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Intelligence is the door to freedom and alert attention is the mother of intelligence.
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Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment. We also gain immediate access to our own powerful inner resources for insight, transformation, and healing.
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When experience is viewed in a certain way, it presents nothing but doorways into the soul.
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