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Intelligence is the door to freedom and alert attention is the mother of intelligence.


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Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.

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Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?



Perhaps the most "spiritual" thing any of us can do is simply to look through our own eyes, see with eyes of wholeness, and act with integrity and kindness.

Perhaps the most "spiritual" thing any of us can do is simply to look through our own eyes, see with eyes of wholeness, and act with integrity and kindness.



See for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn't bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging.

See for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn't bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging.



The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.

The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.




From the perspective of meditation, every state is a special state, every moment a special moment.

From the perspective of meditation, every state is a special state, every moment a special moment.



Non-doing simply means letting things be and allowing them to unfold in their own way.

Non-doing simply means letting things be and allowing them to unfold in their own way.




Through it all, we attempt to bring balance to the present moment, understanding that in patience lies wisdom, knowing that what will come next will be determined in large measure by how we are now.

Through it all, we attempt to bring balance to the present moment, understanding that in patience lies wisdom, knowing that what will come next will be determined in large measure by how we are now.





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