The real meditation is how you live your life.
JON KABAT-ZINNWriting can be an incredible mindfulness practice.
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Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.
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Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.
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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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In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.
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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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Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.
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Just stopping, is a radical act of sanity and love.
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Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.
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We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
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In any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.
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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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This is something called “walking meditation.” The goal is to learn to be aware of each and every movement and feeling. I know it seems ridiculous, but it does change the way you experience walking.
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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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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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So, in meditation practice, the best way to get somewhere is to let go of trying to get anywhere at all.
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