“Being silent for me doesn't require being in a quiet place and it doesnt mean not saying words. It means, "receiving in a balanced, noncombative way what is happening." With or without words, the hope of my heart is that it will be able to relax and acknowledge the truth of my situation with compassion.” WayHeartMeanAbleCompassionSituationMy HeartQuietHappeningsSilentAcknowledgeRelaxReceivingBalancedQuiet Place Author:Sylvia Boorstein
“Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn't more complicated that that. It is opening to or recieving the present moment, pleasant or unpleasant, just as it is, without either clinging to it or rejecting it.” MomentsAcceptanceMindfulnessComplicatedOpeningBuddhistPleasantPresent MomentBalancedClingingRejectingMindful Living Author:Sylvia Boorstein
“Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of present experience. It isn't more complicated than that.” AcceptanceMindfulnessComplicatedBalancedClingingMindful Living Book:It's easier than you think: the Buddhist way to happiness Source: It's easier than you think: the Buddhist way to happiness
“The Buhha was a monastic, but the practice of mindfulness in the context of any lifestyle is one of renunciation. Every moment of mindfulness renounces the reflexive, self-protecting response of the mind in favor of clear and balanced understanding. In the light of the wisdom that comes from balanced undertanding, attachment to having things be other than what they ar falls away.” MindSelfMomentsLightTruthFallUnderstandingPracticeClearMindfulnessResponseFavorsLifestyleAttachmentBalancedRenounceRenunciation Author:Sylvia Boorstein
