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-ZINNIn letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.
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Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.
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You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.
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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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When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.
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Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.
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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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When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.
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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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It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.
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Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.
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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.
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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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We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
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Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.
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The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.
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