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.
JON KABAT-ZINNPaying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.
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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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See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance , or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation – to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe.
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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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Perhaps the most “spiritual” thing any of us can do is simply to look through our own eyes, see with eyes of wholeness, and act with integrity and kindness.
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Dying 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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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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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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In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.
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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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Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.
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When experience is viewed in a certain way, it presents nothing but doorways into the soul.
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All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.
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Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.
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We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
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Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.
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