Retreat, with nothing to look forward to, nowhere to be, nothing to do, we are forced to confront the wound of existence head-on, to stare into the abyss and realize that so much of what we do in life...
Dalai Lama: If a scientist confirm nonexistence of something we believe, then we have to accept that.Dan Harris: So if scientists come up with something that contradicts your beliefs, you will change...
A big part of (Janice) Marturano's success in bringing mindfulness to this unlikely venue was that she talked about it not as a spiritual exercise but instead as something that made you a better leade...
His favorite book, by an ancient sage
If you stay in the moment, you’ll have what is called spontaneous right action, which is intuitive, which is creative, which is visionary, which eavesdrops on the mind of the universe.
I could see the value of recognizing thoughts for what they are—fleeting, gossamer, unsubstantial—but aren’t some thoughts connected to concrete realities that need to be addressed?
Walking contradiction.
The Buddha’s main thesis was that in a world where everything is constantly changing, we suffer because we cling to things that won’t last.
Research shows that firm but kind is the smarter play. People trained in self-compassion meditation are more likely to quit smoking and stick to a diet. They are better able to bounce back from misste...
Meditation is simply exercise for your brain. It’s a proven technique for preventing the voice in your head from leading you around by the nose.
The price of security is insecurity. Dr. Jay Harris,
Mindfulness is an inborn trait, a birthright. It is, one could argue, what makes us human.
Meditation suffers from a towering PR problem, largely because its most prominent proponents talk as if they have a perpetual pan flute accompaniment. If you can get past the cultural baggage, though,...
If everything in this world was in constant decay, why expend so much energy gnashing my teeth over work?
Everyone laughs. Another slogan says, ‘I don’t let anything stand in the way of my pleasure.’ The best one of all, he says, pausing for effect, in a wait-for-it kind of way, chuckling to himself as h...
Acknowledging other people’s basic humanity is a remarkably effective way of shooing away the swarm of self-referential thoughts that buzz like gnats around our heads.
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
The price of security is insecurity.
The habits of a lifetime reassert themselves with astonishing speed.
The Self-Interested Case for Not Being a Dick