tag > Mindful
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Deconstructing Mindfulness: Embracing a Complex Simplicity - by David L. Collins
There’s been a marked increase in studies of mindfulness and meditation in recent years. I’m worried that many of today’s researchers may think they know what they’re doing.
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Relaxation Response: Dr. Herbert Benson Teaches You The Basics
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Poem from Cold Mountain
This excerpt is taken from The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain by Red Pine. English reprint permission provided by translator. All English copyright reserved by translator. Cold Mountain [Han Shan] was a hermit in the Tang Dynasty, who produced hundreds of poems, which were later collected and associated with his name.
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Shoshin (初心) is a word from Zen Buddhism meaning "beginner's mind."
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"If you understand, things are just as they are. If you do not understand, things are just as they are." - Zen Proverb
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"My message is very simple and universal, not very intellectual, but humane. Just love each other and live." - Alton Ellis
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"When you drink the water, remember the spring" —Chinese Proverb
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Du schreist: "Friede, Frieden!", aber wenn du nur still sein würdest, wäre es so viel friedlicher. Du sagst: "Meiner Meinung nach...", aber gerade wenn Meinungen und Theorien ins Bild kommen, beginnt der Zank." - Kōdō Sawaki
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On practicing Zhan Zhuang, Standing Meditation
"In the silence and the void, Standing alone and unchanging, Ever present and in motion." - Tao Te Ching, Laozi
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"When your are in Harmony with yourself the whole world begins to orchestrate with you"
From the book "Be Yourself: A Guide to Relaxation and Health" - by Dr. Israel Regardie
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The wrong way: Relentlessly do stuff, with the goal of relaxing one day in the distant future.
The right way: Relax here and now, with no goal other than to relax. Stuff will get done anyhow.
Quote from the Book "Lazy Mans Guide to Relaxation - by Israel Regardie" (1983) (PDF)
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"You’re worried about death? Don’t worry – you’ll die for sure." - Kōdō Sawaki
