“ Many of us labor under the delusion that we’re permanently stuck with all of the difficult parts of our personalities—that we are hot-tempered, or shy, or sad—and that these are fixed, immutable trait… Dan Harris
“ Imagine a world where people were 10% happier and less reactive. Marriage, parenting, road rage, politics - all would be improved upon. Public health revolutions can happen rapidly. Most Americans did… Dan Harris
“ There was something important being overlooked, they argued, in the mainstreaming of meditation - a central plank in the Buddhist platform: compassion. Dan Harris
“ Self-cherishing, that’s by nature, he said (by which I assumed he meant it’s natural). Without that, we human beings become like robots, no feeling. But now, practice for development of concern for we… Dan Harris
“ There’s no point in being unhappy about things you can’t change, and no point being unhappy about things you can. To Dan Harris
“ Repeat the following phrases: May you be happy, May you be healthy, May you be safe, May you live with ease. Do this slowly. Let the sentiment land. You are not forcing your well-wishes on anyone Dan Harris
“ I do know one thing for sure: there’s much more for me to do. Whether or not 100% happy is achievable, I can definitely be more than 10% happier—and I’m excited to Dan Harris
“ I’d be loath to call what I’m feeling spiritual or mystical. Those terms connote—to me, at least—otherworldliness or unreality. By contrast, what’s happening right now feels hyperreal, as if I’ve been… Dan Harris
“ We are in the midst of a momentous event in the evolution of human consciousness, but they won’t be talking about it in the news tonight. —Eckhart Tolle, self-help guru Open Dan Harris
“ We are constantly murmuring, muttering, scheming, or wondering to ourselves under our breath, wrote Epstein. ‘I like this. I don’t like that. She hurt me. How can I get that? More of this, no more of… Dan Harris
“ If you don't waste your energy on variables you cannot influence, you can focus much more effectively on those you can. (Mark Epstein) Dan Harris
“ Buddhists were always talking about how you have to 'let go,' but what they really meant is 'let it be. Dan Harris
“ Write down this quote from Jon Kabat-Zinn and put it up on your wall: Meditation is not about feeling a certain way. It’s about feeling the way you feel. Dan Harris
