#mindful

We have to make a consideration: emotional states are deeply influenced by external events, and here lies the problem. Since the external events are unstable, namely, that they are in perpetual change - a situation that Buddhist tradition defines as “impermanence” - they are very difficult to be managed, and this bring people to panic. This difficulty to experience a reality in which nothing is permanent, that all is in constant motion- change, belongs to the human incapacity to accept the discontinuity of an occurrence of events that are always unpredictable and new. Impermanence is a principle that is a natural thing, but, in relation to the social and interhuman fields, this becomes a problem: especially in the last ten years, we can witness scenarios where instability, turbulence and uncertainty, frantically increase and continue to increase. Instability and change are perceivable everywhere - from the personal interaction between people to economic instability: in poor words, we don’t know what the future will bring to us and we feel a continuous pressure. People feel a need for safety and stability, but this is an impossible thing in the conditions in which society finds itself, and here lies one of the main reasons why tensions, anxiety, and panic have became common situations. ↗

— Andrea Dandolo

#gurdjieff #mindfulness-practice #present-moment #zen #change

Inner Peace can be seen as the ultimate benefit of practicing patience. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#mindfulness #psychology-spirituality #art

When we teach a child patience we offer them the gift of a dignified life. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#education #mindfulness #art

Without the ability to be present we are missing much of what the adventure has to offer. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#mindfulness #psychology #art

The virtues of free enterprise can become distorted by greed & delusion. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#business #compassion-love #finance #mindfulness #occupy

Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

#mindfulness #art

One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#mindfulness #psychology #wisdom #art

Patience requires a slowing down, a spaciousness, a sense of ease. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#compassion #mindfulness #art

There are as many life missions as there are people. We are all unique. We are all important. ↗

— Janet Gallagher Nestor

#positive-attitude #psychology #self-help #spirituality #wholeness

Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t).” – James Baraz ↗

— James Baraz

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