“The principle of fasting is taught in almost all major world religions as a means of developing a higher level of self-mastery and self-control, and also a deeper awareness of how really dependent we are.” WorldMeanSelfMotivationalLevelsPrinciplesAwarenessTaughtHigherMajorsDeeperDevelopingDependentMasterySelf ControlSelf MasteryFastingHigher LevelWorld Religions Book:The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness Source: The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“Expose your life to real need. Visit a developing a country. Take a short term mission trip. Write an inmate, send a letter to a sponsored child, serve in the inner city, at a food bank, with a crisis pregnancy center. Make time for shut-ins, the elderly, the sick, the single-parents, the new believers. Just find one way you can make your awareness of your gift-graced life intersect with a real place of need - and Christ in us will do the rest.” WayNeedsWritingChildrenRealCountryParentTermChristCitiesAwarenessLettersSickCrisisMissionsBelieverOne WayDevelopingPregnancyShort TermElderlyMaking TimeInner CitySingle ParentInmatesMission TripFood Banks Author:Ann Voskamp
“The jealousy that arises from another's achievement is overcome by developing an awareness of and admiration for one's own and other's achievement.” AwarenessAchievementOvercomingAriseDevelopingJealousyAdmiration Author:Dalai Lama
“Developing the capacity for clear light dreams is similar to developing the capacity of abiding in the non-dual presence of rigpa during the day. In the beginning, rigpa and thought seem different, so that in the experience of rigpa there is no thought, and if thought arises we are distracted and lose rigpa. But when stabliity in rigpa is developed, thought simply arises and dissolves without in the least obscuring rigpa; the practitioner remains in non-dual awareness.” IfsDifferentDreamLightSeemsLosesClearAwarenessCapacityRemainsAriseDevelopingDistractedAbiding Book:The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep Source: The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep
“In the end, no matter how my records are panned or praised, if there are kids and communities in developing nations that have improved living conditions and are finally getting access to things we all have a basic right to (clean water, education, healthcare) because I am able to advocate, raise awareness or funds in some small way, then my life has achieved something that in the end means far more than having the track or album of the moment.” IfsWayMeanEndsMatterMomentsKidsAbleNationsWaterCommunityRecordsConditionsAwarenessRaisesCleanTrackAlbumsAccessDevelopingFundHealthcareClean WaterLiving Conditions Author:Brooke Fraser
“Mindfulness is developing an awareness of the thoughts and feelings that we move through without getting drawn into the meanings or taking action or getting sucked into the story. Like house guests, eventually they all leave. We become more attuned to being a container for those things and less identified with them.” StoriesFeelingsActionMovingHouseAwarenessMindfulnessDevelopingGuestsTaking ActionThoughts And FeelingsContainersHouse Guests Author:Barnet Bain
“You can expand your awareness in many ways, and as you do, your brain will evolve. It will grow physically by developing new neural pathways, synaptic connections, and even new brain cells. Perhaps more importantly, it will evolve to mirror the expansion of your mind into new, creative areas.” WayMindGrowsBrainCreativeAwarenessAreasConnectionsMirrorsCellsDevelopingEvolveExpansionPathwaysBrain Cells Author:Deepak Chopra
“I don't think that developing countries gained from a two-stage process. A single phase summit (which is, after all, a two year process, not a three day event) would have built awareness, and would probably have led to more substantive conclusions at the end of the first summit meeting. Civil society may have gained a bit more from the networking experience, but it was less effective at networking in the second phase.” ThinkingYearsFirstsMayTwoEndsCountryThreeBitsProcessStageAwarenessEventsBuiltMeetingsConclusionDevelopingTwo YearsPhasesSummitNetworkingCivil SocietyDeveloping Countries Author:David Souter