mindfulness

“What they discovered in doing these brain scans was something they did not expect, was that The group that was practicing mindfulness had good results in terms of their OCD, but also that it seemed to reactivate what psychologists call neuroplasticity.”

“But in this method of glimpsing, it literally takes three seconds to three minutes to let go and then tune in to the already awake awareness that's timeless, boundless, contentless, and you feel almost like you're plugging in or handing off a baton, and then y…”

“The three shifts are the shifts from small self to no self to this kind of true nature operating system. So that's the shift of identity. Then there's a shift of knowing from thought-based knowing that creates a thinker to not knowing or non-conceptual knowing…”

“And most meditation systems stop there. So most meditation systems do, you know, move from everyday mind to either subtle body or subtle energy. You know, first levels of practice, dropping in exercise, yoga, or just basic mindfulness, detached witness.”

“The first step is to recognize what emotion is there, and we were actually taught to begin to name them. Anger, rage, fear, longing, love, delight, joy, tenderness anxiety, amusement. I mean, I've got a list of 500 emotions. To begin to recognize them, to feel…”

“Our thoughts Try to keep us safe in all kinds of ways. Try to keep us safe from pain, from, you know, difficulty, from humiliation, from loss, and so forth, and try to help us get everything around us that will keep protect us and keep us safe, whether it's mo…”