There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.
JON KABAT-ZINNIn any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.
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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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Meditation is not about feeling a certain way. It’s about feeling the way you feel.
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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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You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.
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Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.
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Perhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy.
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Just stopping, is a radical act of sanity and love.
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Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.
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When experience is viewed in a certain way, it presents nothing but doorways into the soul.
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Mindful parenting is the hardest job on the planet, but it’s also one that has the potential for the deepest kinds of satisfactions over the life span, and the greatest feelings of interconnectedness and community and belonging.
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Mindfulness is not about getting anywhere else.
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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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Meditation is simply about being yourself and know about who that is.
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Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.
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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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