Meditation is really a non-doing. It is the only human endeavor I know of being where you already are.
JON KABAT-ZINNDying without actually fully living, without waking up to our lives while we have the chance, is an ongoing and significant risk.
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When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.
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You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
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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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Stillness, insight, and wisdom arise only when we can settle into being complete in this moment, without having to seek or hold on to or reject anything.
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Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.
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He who dies before he dies does not die when he dies.
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Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.
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From the point of view of the meditative traditions the entire society is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Meditation is simply about being yourself and know about who that is.
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Intelligence is the door to freedom and alert attention is the mother of intelligence.
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Too much of the education system orients students toward becoming better thinkers, but there is almost no focus on our capacity to pay attention and cultivate awareness.
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Practice sharing the fullness of your being, your best self, your enthusiasm, your vitality, your spirit, your trust, your openness, above all, your presence. Share it with yourself, with your family, with the world.
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In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.
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The only time that any of us have to grow or change or feel or learn anything is in the present moment. But we’re continually missing our present moments, almost willfully, by not paying attention.
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Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.
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