“When you relate to thoughts obsessively, you are actually feeding them because thoughts need your attention to survive. Once you begin to pay attention to them and categorize them, then they become very powerful. You are feeding them energy because you are not seeing them as simple phenomena. If one tries to quiet them down, that is another way of feeding them.”
― The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
― The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
“For mindful leaders, cultivating such organizational health requires first and foremost a mastery of organizational conduct—a fluency in nine basic competencies: Eliminate toxicity. Appreciate health. Build trust. Send clear messages. Embrace resistance. Understand blindness. Accept invitations. Heal wounds. Be realistic.”
― The Mindful Leader: Awakening Your Natural Management Skills Through Mindfulness Meditation
― The Mindful Leader: Awakening Your Natural Management Skills Through Mindfulness Meditation
“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.”
― When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
― When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
“The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything.”
― Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
― Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
“A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people don't appreciate themselves.”
― Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
― Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
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