When your mind is reeling in confusion,
breathe deeply into the centre of your chest.
Connecting to the core of your being this way extends loving kindness to yourself ,
even when there is none in sight.
Ezra Bayda
Tag: Mindfulness
Looking Life in the Eye
I have heard it said that 90 percent of getting along well in life is in showing up for it. I’d add to that thought – showing up fully in each moment. Being present is not just present in body alone but in body and clear mind…We may acknowledge at some level that all the moments in our lives are teachers, but we don’t always want to meet the teacher., so we seek sometimes to control or regulate our experience in a variety of ways. If we have any hope of being free from the habitual swings of our reactions, if we have any wish to live more openly and freely, if we see to, as writer Barbara Kingsolver says “look life in the eye and love it back” then we need to take a look at what is clouding our view.
Diane Eshin Rizzetto, Waking up to what you Do
A gentle word to ourselves
Breathing is a means of awakening and maintaining full attention in order to look carefully and deeply to see the nature of things. But sometimes we try very hard to practice to remember to breathe. “Breathe, my dear” is like a gentle voice …reminding us to come back to ourselves with awareness of our breathing. It can give us comfort to practice to take it easy, gently, slowly.
Thich Nhat Hahn
Aware of the breath in the actions
The principle of breathing dictates that we are to be aware of every step of our breathing. Simply: be mindful and understand happiness. A person is able to sense more than one perception at the same time. Hence, being aware of our breathing – the rhythm of inhaling and exhaling – should be incorporated with our daily routines – sweeping, cleaning, walking. The person will then enjoy better health and a brighter soul – that is true happiness. Guided by this perception, the mind will simultaneously move in harmony with the actions.
Buddhadasa
Walking in nature these days
Walk around feeling like a leaf
know you could tumble at any second.
Then decide what to do with your time.
Naomi Shihab Nye
Sunday Quote: Attention is the key
Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are
Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher and essayist
