“pursuit of happiness becomes the source of our unhappiness.” — Dan Harris Happiness Copy Share Image
“The Price of Security is Insecurity--Until It's Not Useful” — Dan Harris Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
“The Buddha captured it well when he said that anger, which can be so seductive at first, has “a honeyed tip” but… — Dan Harris Anger Copy Share Image
“When good things happen, we bake them very quickly into our baseline expectations, and yet the primordial void goes unfilled.” — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“May you be happy. May you be safe and protected from harm. May you be healthy and strong. May you live with… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
Your demons may have been ejected from the building, but they’re out in the parking lot, doing push-ups.”) — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“None of us has moved very far from the seven-year-old who vigilantly watches to see who got more.” — Dan Harris Child Copy Share Image
There’s no point in being unhappy about things you can’t change, and no point being unhappy about things you can. — Dan Harris Being unhappy Copy Share Image
“What mindfulness does is create some space in your head so you can, as the Buddhists say, “respond” rather than simply “react.”… — Dan Harris Buddhism Copy Share Image
Meditation is hard. You are constantly trying to focus on one thing, usually your breath, and your mind is going to go… — Dan Harris Berserk Copy Share Image
“was elated and relieved, light-headed with glee. It was as if I had totally forgotten all of Joseph’s dharma talks about the… — Dan Harris Buddhism Copy Share Image
“I was always hurtling headlong through the day, checking things off my to-do list, constantly picturing completion instead of calmly and carefully… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“You can do your best and then, if things don't go your way, still become unconstructively upset, in a way that hinders… — Dan Harris Attachment 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
Happiness, it turns out, is a skill-one that you can train, just like you train your body in the gym. This is… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“Acknowledging other people’s basic humanity is a remarkably effective way of shooing away the swarm of self-referential thoughts that buzz like gnats… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“We all have an innate feeling of being separate from the world, peering out at life from behind our own little self.… — Dan Harris Awareness Copy Share Image
“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… — Dan Harris Enchantment Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the most meaningful exchange I had on the subject was a completely random discussion with my uncle Martin at my parents’… — Dan Harris Memory Copy Share Image
“But if we can achieve a deeper understanding of “suffering,” of the unreliability of everything we experience, it will help us appreciate… — Dan Harris Happiness 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 Buddhism Copy Share Image
“What’s with you and the whole meditation thing?” Trying to avoid another long, unsuccessful answer, I blurted out, “I do it because… — Dan Harris Happier Copy Share Image
“Meditation has countless benefits - from better health to increased focus to a deeper sense of calm - but the biggie is… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“genuine grit. This was a badass endeavor. I resolved to do it every day. I started getting up a little early each… — 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.… — Dan Harris Change the world Copy Share Image
“research shows that “firm but kind” is the smarter play. People trained in self-compassion meditation are more likely to quit smoking and… — Dan Harris Compassion Copy Share Image
“Meditation is the best tool for neutralizing the voice in the head. It's a muzzle for the ego. Being mindful is an… — Dan Harris Awareness Copy Share Image
“retreat, with nothing to look forward to, nowhere to be, nothing to do, we are forced to confront the “wound of existence”… — Dan Harris Life Copy Share Image
“The route of true happiness, the Buddha argued, was to achieve a visceral understanding of impermanence, which would take you off the… — 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 Computers Copy Share Image
When you have one foot in the future and the other in the past, you piss on the present. — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness provides space between impulse and action, so you're not a slave to whatever neurotic obsession pops into your head.” — Dan Harris Meditation Copy Share Image
“best solutions often come when you allow yourself to get comfortable with ambiguity.” — Dan Harris Ambiguity Copy Share Image
