#mindfulness .... #meditation "When we sit down peacefully, breathing and smiling with awareness, we have sovereignty over ourselves." — Thich Nhat Hanh 🙏

#mindfulness .. #meditation Mindfulness needs to be deliberately filled with the quality of goodwill. Read: Kindness Adds Direction To Mindfulness Practice ↘︎ meditation-reader.com/kindness-adds-…

#mindfulness ..... #meditation "Be a reservoir of joy, an oasis of peace, a pool of serenity that can ripple out to all those around you." — The Dalai Lama ↘︎ meditation-reader.com/wp-admin/post.…

#mindfulness ... #meditation "We purify the mind of the force of craving through the power of simplifying, knowing what we need in order to be happy." — Sharon Salzberg Read more ↘︎ meditation-reader.com/quote/we-purif…

#mindfulness .... #meditation "It is a rare and beautiful quality to feel truly happy when others are happy." — Sharon Salzberg 🙏

#mindfulness .. #meditation Cultivate the qualities that meditation offers, and let *them* do the healing. Read: Using Meditation To Make A Spiritual Path Instead Of Just To Fix Problems ↘︎ meditation-reader.com/should-i-use-m…

#mindfulness ..... #meditation "Luminous is consciousness, brightly shining is its nature, but it becomes clouded by the attachments that visit it." — from the Anguttara Nikaya ↘︎ amazon.com/Wise-Heart-Uni…

#mindfulness . #meditation Thich Nhat Hanh said of walking meditation: "You walk, and you do it as if you are the happiest person in the world." The happiness he's referring to is a peaceful kind of joy.

#mindfulness .... #meditation "If we can perceive a thought such as “I’m always going to feel this way” as a thought, we instantly rob it of its power to upset us." — Mark Williams 🙏

#mindfulness .. #meditation I did the same two guided meditations for a year. Read: Repetition Works ↘︎ meditation-reader.com/repetition-wor…

#mindfulness ..... #meditation "Intellectualizing and analyzing doesn’t work when low mood has been triggered. Remembering that thoughts are “just thoughts” is a wiser strategy." — Mark Williams ↘︎ amazon.com/Mindful-Way-th…

#mindfulness .... #meditation "Mindfulness provides a way to discern those patterns of mind that serve us and those patterns of mind that create and perpetuate suffering." — Mark Williams 🙏

#mindfulness .. #meditation My previous sensitivity of mind states has been swamped by a problem with brain fog. Read: A Problem of Meditating With Brain Fog ↘︎ meditation-reader.com/a-problem-of-m…

#mindfulness ..... #meditation "I discovered that unworthiness is not helped by striving. I learned that for real healing I needed compassion." — Jack Kornfield ↘︎ amazon.com/Wise-Heart-Uni…

#mindfulness . #meditation We give ourselves permission to make mistakes while learning a musical instrument or playing a computer game. We should do the same as we walk our path through life. Karma ↓ meditation-reader.com/topic/karma/

#mindfulness .... #meditation "Our freedom to love arises from discovering that we can live without the concept of self and other." — Sharon Salzberg 🙏

#mindfulness .. #meditation This is the ultimate trick question - because it tricks you into the best answer: which is Yes. Read: Am I Aware? ↘︎ meditation-reader.com/am-i-aware/?fe…

#mindfulness ..... #meditation "We can transform a cascade of reactions into a series of choice points." — Mark Williams ↘︎ amazon.com/Mindful-Way-th…

#mindfulness ... #meditation "Mindfulness is: paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally." — Jon Kabat-Zinn Read more ↘︎ meditation-reader.com/quote/mindfuln…

#mindfulness .... #meditation "You will learn that meditation is quite natural. Simply directing your attention in a careful, considered way is the beginning." — Jack Kornfield 🙏