When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.
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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We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
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There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.
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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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In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.
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Just stopping, is a radical act of sanity and love.
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When experience is viewed in a certain way, it presents nothing but doorways into the soul.
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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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You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
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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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He who dies before he dies does not die when he dies.
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Mindfulness is not about getting anywhere else.
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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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Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.
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When you’re walking, just walk. When you’re eating, just eat. Not in front of the TV, not with the newspaper. It turns out, that’s huge.
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The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.
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