“On the left is the realist tradition of the 19th century, with its impulse to social description, radical criticism and meditation on things as they are... culminating in Courbet at his mightiest (The Studio, The Funeral at Ornans and a portrait of a trout that has more death in it than Rubens could get in a whole Crucifixion).” WholeLeftSocialMeditationCenturyTraditionCriticismStudiosRadicalImpulseDescriptionFuneralPortraits19th CenturyRealistCrucifixionTroutRubens Author:Gustave Courbet
“Where no interest is takes in science, literature and liberal pursuits, mere facts and insignificant criticisms necessarily become the themes of discourse; and minds, strangers alike to activity and meditation, become so limited as to render all intercourse with them at once tasteless and oppressive.” MindFactsCultureLiteratureInterestMeditationActivityCriticismMereStrangerPursuitThemeDiscourseInsignificantIntercourse Author:Madame de Stael
“There's no wrong way to meditate. And meditation should never be a difficult practice that leads to self criticism.” WayShouldSelfDifficultPracticeMeditationCriticismWrong WaySelf Criticism Author:Moby
“I have seen that there are a number of people who benefit from doing loving kindness meditation, either prior to or along with mindfulness meditation. It varies from person to person of course, but for many, their practice of mindfulness will bring along old habits of self-judgment and ruthless criticism, so it is not actually mindfulness.” PeoplePersonsSelfCoursesNumbersPracticeKindnessMeditationHabitBenefitsJudgmentMindfulnessCriticismRuthlessVaryLoving KindnessOld HabitsMeditation Mindfulness Author:Sharon Salzberg