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> [When you meditate, don't think about what is happening. Rather, let your awareness be seated in the tender warmth you feel in your body. If you do this, any meditation practice you do will be fruitful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/when-you-meditate-don-t-think-about-what-is-happening-rather-let-your/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

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## More by Gil Fronsdal

> [Nothing whatsoever is worth the cost of a contracted heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/nothing-whatsoever-is-worth-the-cost-of-a-contracted-heart/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [If you want to attain peace, live peacefully](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/if-you-want-to-attain-peace-live-peacefully/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [Generosity is not limited to the giving of material things. We can be generous with our kindness and receptivity. Generosity can mean the simple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/generosity-is-not-limited-to-the-giving-of-material-things-we-can-be/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [Buddhism’s cardinal ethical principle is to avoid causing harm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/buddhism-s-cardinal-ethical-principle-is-to-avoid-causing-harm/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [You don't have to be equal, you don't have to be better, you don't have to be worse. You can just be at peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/you-don-t-have-to-be-equal-you-don-t-have-to-be-better-you-don-t-have/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [Repetition and ritual and their good results come in many forms: changing the oil filter, wiping noses, going to meetings, picking up around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/repetition-and-ritual-and-their-good-results-come-in-many-forms/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [“The wise Protect vigilance as the greatest treasure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/the-wise-protect-vigilance-as-the-greatest-treasure/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [Who are you in the silence between your thoughts?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/who-are-you-in-the-silence-between-your-thoughts/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [“Vigilant and absorbed in meditation One attains abundant happiness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/vigilant-and-absorbed-in-meditation-one-attains-abundant-happiness/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [Once you know your deepest wish you can base your life on intention rather than craving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/once-you-know-your-deepest-wish-you-can-base-your-life-on-intention/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [“One who does evil is tormented in this life, Tormented in the next, Is tormented in both worlds. Here he is tormented, knowing, “I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/one-who-does-evil-is-tormented-in-this-life-tormented-in-the-next-is/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [Mindfulness, by helping us notice our impulses before we act, gives us the opportunity to decide whether to act and how to act](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/mindfulness-by-helping-us-notice-our-impulses-before-we-act-gives-us/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [People who do not see their choices do not believe they have choices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/people-who-do-not-see-their-choices-do-not-believe-they-have-choices/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [Freedom from clinging gives room in our hearts to grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/freedom-from-clinging-gives-room-in-our-hearts-to-grow/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

> [It can be easy to love all beings from a distance; it can be a great challenge when we have to live with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-fronsdal/it-can-be-easy-to-love-all-beings-from-a-distance-it-can-be-a-great/)

[Gil Fronsdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-fronsdal/)

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