He who dies before he dies does not die when he dies.
JON KABAT-ZINNMeditation is really a non-doing. It is the only human endeavor I know of being where you already are.
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If you look at people out on the street, if you look at people at restaurants, nobody’s having conversations anymore. They’re sitting at dinner looking at their phone, because their brain is so addicted to it.
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Meditation is simply about being yourself and know about who that is.
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No one can listen to your body for you. To grow and heal, you have to take responsibility for listening to it yourself.
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When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.
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Mindfulness is not about getting anywhere else.
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The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.
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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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Mindful parenting is the hardest job on the planet, but it’s also one that has the potential for the deepest kinds of satisfactions over the life span, and the greatest feelings of interconnectedness and community and belonging.
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You are only here now; you’re only alive in this moment.
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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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We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
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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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It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.
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See for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn’t bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging.
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Maybe the fear is that we are less than we think we are, when the actuality of it is that we are much much more.
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