Asish

“Mindfulness is a broader and larger function than concentration. it is an all-encompassing
function. Concentration is exclusive. It settles down on one item and ignores everything
else. Mindfulness is inclusive. It stands back from the focus of attention and watches with
a broad focus, quick to notice any change that occurs. If you have focused the mind on a
stone, concentration will see only the stone. Mindfulness stands back from this process,
aware of the stone, aware of the concentration focusing on the stone, aware of the
intensity of that focus and instantly aware of the shift of attention when concentration is
distracted. It is mindfulness which notices the distraction which has occurred, and it is
mindfulness which redirects the attention to the stone.”
― Henepola Gunaratana, Mindfulness in Plain English

“As your mindfulness develops, your resentment of change, your dislike of unpleasant
experiences, your greed for pleasant experiences and the notion of self hood will be
replaced by the deeper insight into impermanence, unsatisfactoriness and selflessness.
This knowledge of reality in your experience helps you to foster a more calm, peaceful
and mature attitude towards your life. You will see what you thought in the past to be
permanent is changing with such an inconceivable rapidity that even your mind cannot
keep up with these changes. Somehow you will be able to notice many of the changes.
You will see the subtlety of impermanence and the subtlety of selflessness. This insight
will show you the way to peace, happiness and give you the wisdom to handle your daily
problems in life.”
― Henepola Gunaratana, Mindfulness in Plain English

“Fearlessness makes advance possible and humility ensures safety.”
― Vinoba Bhave, Talks on the Gita

“Seeing with wisdom means seeing things within the framework of our body/mind complex without prejudices or biases springing from our greed, hatred and delusion.”
― Henepola Gunaratana, Mindfulness in Plain English