Let everything become your teacher.
Ask yourself if you are seeing this person with”fresh eyes”, as he or she really is, or if you are seeing only the reflection of your own thoughts about this person.
Cultivate a “Beginner’s Mind”, a mind that is willing to see everything as if for the first time.
Mindfulness is cultivated by assuming the stance of an impartial witness to your own experience.
The habit of categorizing and judging our experience locks us into mechanical reactions that we are not even aware of and that often have no objective basis at all. These judgments tend to dominate our minds, making it difficult for us to find any peace within ourselves.
When you feel connected to something, that connection immediately gives you a purpose for living.
Face your pain, do not avoid it, breathe into it, learn from it, do not try to get rid of it, embrace it.
Be mindful: be where you are.
These are excerpts of “Full Catastrophe Living” by Jon Kabat-Zinn
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