“The enlightened person has learned to observe their mind and control how it goes. They have cultivated consciousness about consciousness. It is doubtful whether any other creature on the planet is capable of this meta-awareness, since it appears to be… — David Tuffley Copy Share
“simply by deciding (and following through on the decision) to observe the on-going activity in your own mind. Using a computer metaphor, you activate a monitoring program that watches what is going on. Eckhart Tolle calls this a new dimension… — David Tuffley Copy Share Image
“The enlightened person has learned to observe their mind and control how it goes. They have cultivated consciousness about consciousness. It is doubtful whether any other creature on the planet is capable of this meta-awareness, since it appears to be a function of the recently evolved portions of the human brain that other animals do not have. Exercising these higher… — David Tuffley Copy Share
“The enlightened person therefore tells the truth, speaks with warm gentleness when they do speak, and refrains from speaking when they have nothing important… — David Tuffley Copy Share Image
“at. Being honest with yourself, like mindfulness, is a foundation for Self-Actualisation. SA people are honest, even brutally honest with themselves at every level of their lives. What they aim for is congruency between their inner and outer worlds. Honesty will eventually create harmony inside and outside of yourself. Nature cannot lie to itself, but humans can lie to” — David Tuffley Copy Share
Censure yourself, but never another. Do not discuss right or wrong. (You should live and let live, and mind your own business, avoiding a… — David Tuffley Copy Share Image
“simply by deciding (and following through on the decision) to observe the on-going activity in your own mind. Using a computer metaphor, you activate… — David Tuffley Copy Share Image
“has achieved Satori in Zen is described. They are qualitatively the same experience. It is a natural human state, albeit a state that few… — David Tuffley Copy Share Image
“stereotyped appreciation of people and things. Moment to moment living is thrilling, transcendent and spiritual. SA people live the present moment to the fullest.… — David Tuffley Copy Share Image
“When we receive disapproval, it is profoundly uncomfortable. Most of us will do anything to avoid it. That means compliantly going along in order… — David Tuffley Copy Share Image
“If you are monitoring your thinking and behavior, you might notice that much of what you think and do conforms to what people expect.… — David Tuffley Copy Share Image
“placement in time and space with, finally, the conviction that something extremely important and valuable had happened, so that the subject was to some… — David Tuffley Copy Share Image
“The mental energy that is consumed by right effort is directed into self-discipline, truthfulness and compassion.” — David Tuffley Copy Share Image
