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“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.”

Mind Self Moments Light Truth Fall Understanding Practice Clear Mindfulness Response Favors Lifestyle Attachment Balanced Renounce Renunciation

Author:Sylvia Boorstein

“Suddenly it makes sense again. In no haze of mindfulness, staring down at this snow-covered quilt of America, I am the stars exploding. Voice shot down to hell, half sick, half recovered, alive and well and ready. The unknown for now will remain as such and in this moment that feeling is not one of suspension. It is the hopeful unknown. Reaching into the future could only be good now as the past is wrapping itself in ribbons and pleasant packing paper, rarely to be revisited.”

“Mindfulness does not mean pushing oneself toward something or hanging on to something. It means allowing oneself to be there in the very moment of what is happening in the living process - and then letting go.”

Mean Doe Moments Process Letting Go Mindfulness Happenings Oneself Pushing Allowing Hanging On

Book:The Heart of the Buddha

Source: The Heart of the Buddha

“The only time that any of us have to grow or change or feel or learn anything is in the present moment. But we're continually missing our present moments, almost willfully, by not paying attention.”

Feels Moments Grows Attention Missing Mindfulness Pay Attention Present Moment Only Time

Author:Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Mindfulness of the body is awareness of... the taste and smell of this moment.”

Philosophy Moments Body Awareness Taste Mindfulness Medicine Smell Senses Soma Taste And Smell

Book:Buddhism Plain and Simple

Source: Buddhism Plain and Simple

“You are whole and also part of larger and larger circles of wholeness you many not even know about. You are never alone. And you already belong. You belong to humanity. You belong to life. You belong to this moment, this breath.”

Knows Whole Moments Humanity Mindfulness Breaths Circles Wholeness

Book:Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment—and Your Life

Source: Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment—and Your Life

“Buckminster Fuller himself was fond of stating that what seems to be happening at the moment is never the full story of what is really going on. He liked to point out that for the honey bee, it is the honey that is important. But the bee is at the same time nature's vehicle for carrying out cross-pollination of the flowers. Interconnectedness is a fundamental principle of nature. Nothing is isolated. Each event connects with others.”

“Recent studies of mindfulness practices reveal that they can result in profound improvements in a range of physiological, mental, and interpersonal domains in our lives. Cardiac, endocrine, and immune functions are improved with mindfulness practices. Empathy, compassion, and interpersonal sensivity seem to be improved. People who come to develop the capacity to pay attention in the present moment without grasping on to their inevitable judgments also develop a deeper sense of well-being and what can be considered a form of mental coherence.”

“A wave can kill you. Or you can ride it. It's sometimes more dangerous to shy away. You can't live your life in fear. You have to be prepared to get on your board and stand on your feet. If you are in the barrel of a wave you have to ignore the fear. You have to be in that moment. You have to carve on through. You get scared, and the next thing you know you are off your board and smashing your head on a rock. I'm never going to live in fear.”

Moments Fear Danger Living Mindfulness Bravery Waves

Book:How to Stop Time

Source: How to Stop Time