“I had long assumed that ceaseless planning was the recipe for effectiveness, but Marturano's point was that too much mental churning was counterproductive. When you lurch from one thing to the next, constantly scheming, or reacting to incoming fire, the… — 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 Image
“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 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 source of… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 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 in a… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
Meditation is just simple brain exercise. I exercise and this made sense to me. — Dan Harris 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’ annual summer… — 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 the first… — Dan Harris 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 impossibility of… — Dan Harris 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 emotional roller… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
