You can't stop the waves
"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"
(Kabat-Zinn 2004)
Jon Kabat-Zinn gebruikt het voorbeeld van de golven op het water om het principe mindfulness toe te lichten. Denk aan je geest als het oppervlak...
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet
"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet".
Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life.
The most fundamental aggression to ourselves
"The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently".
Pema Chodron...
Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
"Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor".
Thich Nhat Hanh, Stepping into Freedom: Rules of Monastic Practice for Novices.
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