“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
“The responses of friendliness, compassion, and appreciation that I felt ...--all situational permutations of basic goodwill--depended on my mind's being relaxed and alert enough to notice both what was happening around me and what was happening as my internal response. [p.50]” MindEnoughFeltCompassionHappeningsResponseAppreciationInternalsRelaxedGoodwillFriendliness Author:Sylvia Boorstein
“If you take a deep breath and look around, 'Look what's happening to me!' can become 'Look what's happening!' And what's happening? The incredible drama of life is happening. And we're in it!” IfsLooksLife IsDramaHappeningsBreathsIncrediblesDeep BreathTake A Deep Breath Author:Sylvia Boorstein
“Mindfulness is attentiveness, moment to moment. What's happening right now and what's coming up in me in response to what's happening right now. Importantly, this is in the service of being able to choose wisely so that I avoid complicating my own life and the lives of others.” MomentsAbleMy OwnRight NowMindfulnessHappeningsResponseMy Own LifeLives Of OthersChoose WiselyAttentiveness Author:Sylvia Boorstein
“We are all dangling in mid-process between what already happened (which is just a memory) and what might happen (which is just an idea). Now is the only time anything happens. When we are awake in our lives, we know what's happening. When we're asleep, we don't see what's right in front of us.” KnowsIdeasMightHappensProcessMemoriesOur LivesHappenedFrontsHappeningsThings HappenAwakeOnly Time Book:Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake: Practicing the Perfections of the Heart--The Buddhist Path of Kindness Source: Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake: Practicing the Perfections of the Heart--The Buddhist Path of Kindness
