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"You will learn that meditation is quite natural. Simply directing your attention in a careful, considered way is the beginning." — Jack Kornfield

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"Mindfulness is: paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally." — Jon Kabat-Zinn

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"We can transform a cascade of reactions into a series of choice points." — Mark Williams

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This is the ultimate trick question - because it tricks you into the best answer: which is Yes.

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"Our freedom to love arises from discovering that we can live without the concept of self and other." — Sharon Salzberg

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We give ourselves permission to make mistakes while learning a musical instrument or playing a computer game.

We should do the same as we walk our path through life.

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"I discovered that unworthiness is not helped by striving. I learned that for real healing I needed compassion." — Jack Kornfield

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My previous sensitivity of mind states has been swamped by a problem with brain fog.

Read: A Problem of Meditating With Brain Fog ↘︎
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"Mindfulness provides a way to discern those patterns of mind that serve us and those patterns of mind that create and perpetuate suffering." — Mark Williams

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"Intellectualizing and analyzing doesn’t work when low mood has been triggered. Remembering that thoughts are “just thoughts” is a wiser strategy." — Mark Williams

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I did the same two guided meditations for a year.

Read: Repetition Works ↘︎
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"If we can perceive a thought such as “I’m always going to feel this way” as a thought, we instantly rob it of its power to upset us." — Mark Williams

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Thich Nhat Hanh said of walking meditation:

"You walk, and you do it as if you are the happiest person in the world."

The happiness he's referring to is a peaceful kind of joy.

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"Luminous is consciousness, brightly shining is its nature, but it becomes clouded by the attachments that visit it." — from the Anguttara Nikaya

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Cultivate the qualities that meditation offers, and let *them* do the healing.

Read: Using Meditation To Make A Spiritual Path Instead Of Just To Fix Problems ↘︎
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"It is a rare and beautiful quality to feel truly happy when others are happy." — Sharon Salzberg

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"We purify the mind of the force of craving through the power of simplifying, knowing what we need in order to be happy." — Sharon Salzberg

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"Be a reservoir of joy, an oasis of peace, a pool of serenity that can ripple out to all those around you." — The Dalai Lama

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Mindfulness needs to be deliberately filled with the quality of goodwill.

Read: Kindness Adds Direction To Mindfulness Practice ↘︎
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"When we sit down peacefully, breathing and smiling with awareness, we have sovereignty over ourselves." — Thich Nhat Hanh

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