Becoming more aware of what's going on (training ourselves to be better at this) opens us more and more the the richness of the world. Awareness also opens us to see how unreceptive we often are to these riches.
How do I misperceive the world's riches? Ah, let me count the ways!
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Because we have basic goodness, basic wisdom, basic intelligence, we can stop harming ourselves and harming others. Because of mindfulness, we see things when they arise. Because of our understanding, we don't buy into the chain reaction that makes things grow from minute to expansive. We leave things minute.... It's a very transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately filling up the space. --Pema Chodron
The stiller the mind, the more palpable the dazzling torrent of life becomes. From the bubbling of thoughts to the collapse of empires, this changing world moves inexorably on, driven by conditions, diverted by choices, stunned by accidents. By focusing on each detail of experience with the same scrutiny, awareness discloses how I too am part of this. -Stephen Batchelor
Meaning is a form of strength. It has the power to transform experience, to open the most difficult of work to the dimension of joy and even gratitude. Meaning is the language of the soul. Few works of service can endure unless they are sustained by a lived sense of their meaning and purpose. --Rachel Naomi Remen
