You have to remember one life, one death–this one! To enter fully the day, the hour, the moment whether it appears as life or death, whether we catch it on the inbreath or outbreath, requires only a moment, this moment. And along with it all the mindfulness we can muster, and each stage of our ongoing birth, and the confident joy of our inherent luminosity. (24)
Stephen LevineActing from the appropriateness of the heart, we are freed from the neediness of the mind.
Stephen LevineForgiveness is mental floss! Build the capacity to forgive slowly - start with little unkind acts, otherwise you'll sabotage yourself. When we forgive, we forgive the actor, not the action.
Stephen LevineMeditation allows us to directly participate in our lives instead of living life as an afterthought.
Stephen LevineWhen your fear touches someone’s pain, it becomes pity, when your love touches someone’s pain, it become compassion.
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