“When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.”
― Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
― Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
“Our notions about happiness entrap us. We forget that they are just ideas. Our idea of happiness can prevent us from actually being happy. We fail to see the opportunity for joy that is right in front of us when we are caught in a belief that happiness should take a particular form.”
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“Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.”
― The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
― The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
“Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.”
― The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
― The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
“In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.”
― The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
― The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
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