Breathing is central to every aspect of meditation training. It’s a wonderful place to focus in training the mind to be calm and concentrated.
JON KABAT-ZINNLiving in a chronic state of unawareness can cause us to miss much of what is most beautiful and meaningful in our lives.
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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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The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.
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Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.
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One way to look at meditation is as a kind of intrapsychic technology that’s been developed over thousands of years by traditions that know a lot about the mind/body connection.
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You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
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Healing is a coming to terms with things as they are, rather than struggling to force them to be as they once were, or as we would like them to be, to feel secure or to have what we sometimes think of as our own way.
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When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.
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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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Living in a chronic state of unawareness can cause us to miss much of what is most beautiful and meaningful in our lives.
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When experience is viewed in a certain way, it presents nothing but doorways into the soul.
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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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We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
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The real meditation is how you live your life.
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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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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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