When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.

From the point of view of the meditative traditions the entire society is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

The only time that any of us have to grow or change or feel or learn anything is in the present moment. But we're continually missing our present moments, almost willfully, by not paying attention.

So, in meditation practice, the best way to get somewhere is to let go of trying to get anywhere at all.

Acknowledging that sometimes, often at very crucial times, you really have no idea where you are going or even where the path lies. A the same time, you can very well know something about where you are now (even if it is knowing that you are lost, confused, enraged or without hope).

When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.

It's the nature of the mind to drift away. The mind is like the Pacific Ocean, it waves. And mindfulness has been shown to drop underneath the waves. If you drop underneath the agitation in the mind, into your breath deep enough calmness, gentle undulations.