“I think the reason Buddhism and Western psychology are so compatible is that Western psychology helps to identify the stories and the patterns in our personal lives, but what Buddhist awareness training does is it actually allows the person to develop skills to stay in what's going on.” ThinkingPersonsDoeReasonHelpingStoriesPsychologyAwarenessBuddhismSkillsTrainingWesternPatternsBuddhistPersonal LifeCompatible Author:Tara Brach
“I'm incredibly grateful for the time I spent with STOMP and even more so for the skills and awareness I developed as a performer during that time.” AwarenessSkillsGratefulPerformers Author:Nicholas Young
“The greatest artists have never been men of taste. By never sophisticating their instincts they have never lost the awareness of the great simplicities, which they relish both from appetite and from the challenge these offer to skill in competition with popular art.” MenArtArtistLostChallengesAwarenessTasteOffersSkillsCompetitionInstinctSimplicityAppetiteRelish Author:Jacques Barzun
“In their pure form, the martial arts demand the intense awareness of the meditative mind, and have nothing to do with anger or wanton aggression. A practitioner is taught from the outset that the skills must never be used for personal gain, but only in self-defence or in the protection of others -- and even then only enough force as is absolutely necessary should be used.” ShouldMindArtSelfEnoughFormUsedForceAwarenessTaughtPureSkillsDemandGainsProtectionIntenseMartial ArtsAggressionDefenceWantonSelf DefencePersonal Gain Author:David Fontana
“The unlived life is not worth examining. ... Self-awareness, self-examination, self-consciousness are for the quiet moments. In the arena they are paralyzing. The self must not be held out of the arena until living skills have been learned.” Has BeensSelfMomentsLife IsConsciousnessAwarenessConfidenceQuietSkillsSelf AwarenessArenaExaminationExaminingSelf ConsciousnessSelf-examinationQuiet Moments Author:Jo Coudert
“It is not through the great skill of the hunter himself that success is achieved, but through the hunter's awareness of his place in Creation and his relationship to all things.” AwarenessCreationSkillsAll ThingsHunters Book:Yellowtail, Crow Medicine Man and Sun Dance Chief: An Autobiography Source: Yellowtail, Crow Medicine Man and Sun Dance Chief: An Autobiography
“I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all have a certain measure of responsibility to those who have made it possible for us to take advantage of the opportunities. The door is opened only so far. If some of us can squeeze through the crack of that door, then we owe it to those who have made those demands that the door be opened to use the knowledge or the skills that we acquire not only for ourselves but in the service of the community as well. This is something that I guess I decided a long time ago.” IfsThinkingWellsLongMadeUseCertainOpportunityCommunityResponsibilityDoorsAwarenessSkillsDemandLong TimeAdvantageDecidedMade ItAcquireCracksLong Time Ago Author:Angela Davis
“When children are truly involved in the scientific process they gain understanding, knowledge, and life skills. They deepen their awareness of what's going on around them and how others contribute to their well-being.” WellsChildrenProcessUnderstandingAwarenessInvolvedSkillsGainsWell BeingLife SkillsUnderstanding Knowledge Author:Lilian Katz