“Acceptance. It sounds so gentle; you foolishly imagine you might try it. As if you could choose. You don’t choose. You plummet into acceptance, because the floor has collapsed beneath your feet.” AcceptanceSurrenderSurrender To God Book:Stumbling Toward the Buddha: Stories about Tripping over My Principles on the Road to Transformation Source: Stumbling Toward the Buddha: Stories about Tripping over My Principles on the Road to Transformation
“I was unprepared for the firsthand experience of mindfulness. The way that awareness … revealed a sense of well-being right there in the heat of my emotions.” MindfulnessMindfulness PracticeMindfulness Buddhism Book:Stumbling Toward the Buddha: Stories about Tripping over My Principles on the Road to Transformation Source: Stumbling Toward the Buddha: Stories about Tripping over My Principles on the Road to Transformation