“To my surprise, Epstein seemed to be arguing that Buddhism was better than seeing a shrink. Therapy, he said, often leads to… — Dan Harris Buddhism 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 Benefits Copy Share Image
“It was the longest, most exquisite high of my life, but the hangover came first.” — Dan Harris Life 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 Brain 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 Mental health Copy Share Image
“They had a suggestion for me: I should go on a retreat. Recognizing the look of dread on my face, they acknowledged… — Dan Harris Fear 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
Meditation suffers from a towering PR problem.… If you can get past the cultural baggage, though, what you’ll find is that meditation… — Dan Harris Baggage 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 Friendship 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 Meditation Copy Share Image
“faces in Renaissance art. Heart pounding. Back. Bird. Hands. Feet. Heart. Back, back, bird, feet, bird, bird, bird. Feet, hands, feet, feet,… — Dan Harris Heart pounding Copy Share Image
“The Buddhists had a helpful analogy here. Picture the mind like a waterfall, they said: the water is the torrent of thoughts… — Dan Harris Buddhism 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 Bigs Copy Share Image
“They worried that mindfulness would simply create better baby killers and robber barons.” — Dan Harris Mental health 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 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
“May you be happy. May you be safe and protected from harm. May you be healthy and strong. May you live with… — Dan Harris Health Copy Share Image
The act of catching yourself wandering and coming back to your breath is a bicep curl for your brain. — Dan Harris Brain Copy Share Image
“We live so much of our lives pushed forward by these "if only" thoughts, and yet the itch remains. The pursuit of… — Dan Harris Happiness 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 Every day Copy Share Image
“meditation was now increasingly being viewed as a software upgrade for the brain.” — Dan Harris Meditation Copy Share Image
“Self-cherishing, that’s by nature,” he said (by which I assumed he meant it’s “natural”). “Without that, we human beings become like robots,… — Dan Harris Compassion Copy Share Image
“The Price of Security is Insecurity--Until It's Not Useful” — Dan Harris Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness, happiness, and not being a jerk are skills I can hone the rest of my life—every day, every moment, until senility… — Dan Harris Confidence Copy Share Image
