Patrick Barker

“Many others do not make this transition so seamlessly: they become enamored of the observing self that beginning meditation empowers and use that capacity for self-observation as a way to avoid personal responsibility. They observe their own pain, but not their contribution to its making.”
― Mark Epstein, Thoughts without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective

“Our enjoyment is tainted by anxiety about keeping what we have and our compulsion to reach out and get more.”
― Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha

“According to Buddhism, it is our fear at experiencing ourselves directly that creates suffering.”
― Mark Epstein, Thoughts without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective

“Based on his work with plasticity, Taub has discovered a number of training principles: training is more effective if the skill closely relates to everyday life; training should be done in increments; and work should be concentrated into a short time, a training technique Taub calls “massed practice,” which he has found far more effective than long-term but less frequent training.”
― Norman Doidge, The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science