When you have one foot in the future and the other in the past, you piss on the present. — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“Some of the only times I could recall being fully present were when I was in a war zone or on drugs.” — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
But it was in this moment, lying in bed late at night, that I first realized that the voice in my head—the… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“The brain is a pleasure seeking machine. Once you teach it, through meditation, that abiding calmly in the present moment feels better… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“unpredictability of my profession with my brother recently, he told me about scientific studies where lab rats were rewarded with food pellets… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“While I may not have been physically addicted, I was certainly psychologically hooked. I missed getting high so badly that it was… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“If you stay in the moment, you’ll have what is called spontaneous right action, which is intuitive, which is creative, which is… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“They had a term, too, for that thing I did where something would bother me and I would immediately project forward to… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“Make the present moment your friend rather than your enemy. Because many people live habitually as if the present moment were an… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“Make the present moment your friend rather than your enemy. Because many people live habitually as if the present moment were an… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“Marturano recommended something radical: do only one thing at a time. When you’re on the phone, be on the phone. When you’re… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“Imagine a world where people were 10% happier and less reactive. Marriage, parenting, road rage, politics - all would be improved upon. Public health… — Dan Harris Copy Share
“retreat, with nothing to look forward to, nowhere to be, nothing to do, we are forced to confront the “wound of existence” head-on, to… — Dan Harris Copy Share
“It’s like we’ve been enchanted,” he says. “We’ve been put under a spell—believing that this or that is going to be the source of… — Dan Harris Copy Share
Prepare like no other, know that there was nothing left for you to do when it's all said and done. This way a loss… — Dan Harris Copy Share
“Picture the mind like a waterfall, they said: the water is the torrent of thoughts and emotions; mindfulness is the space behind the waterfall.… — Dan Harris Copy Share
“They had a term, too, for that thing I did where something would bother me and I would immediately project forward to an unpleasant… — Dan Harris Copy Share
“Marturano recommended something radical: do only one thing at a time. When you’re on the phone, be on the phone. When you’re in a… — Dan Harris Copy Share
“I’m thinking: Yes, right—there is a point to sitting around all day with your eyes closed: to gain some control over the mind, to… — Dan Harris Copy Share
“in our seat, every bite of food, every pleasant daydream—is designed to avoid pain or seek pleasure. But if we can drop all that,… — Dan Harris Copy Share
Meditation is just simple brain exercise. I exercise and this made sense to me. — Dan Harris Copy Share
“Perhaps the most meaningful exchange I had on the subject was a completely random discussion with my uncle Martin at my parents’ annual summer… — Dan Harris Copy Share
“While I may not have been physically addicted, I was certainly psychologically hooked. I missed getting high so badly that it was the first… — Dan Harris Copy Share
“was elated and relieved, light-headed with glee. It was as if I had totally forgotten all of Joseph’s dharma talks about the impossibility of… — Dan Harris Copy Share
“The route of true happiness, the Buddha argued, was to achieve a visceral understanding of impermanence, which would take you off the emotional roller… — Dan Harris Copy Share
