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““Just before bed, your mind is very receptive, so no matter what went wrong that day, find something that went right, open to it, and let good feelings come and ease you into sleep. Doing””

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“[I]f you can be with the pleasant without chasing after it, with the unpleasant without resisting it, and with the neutral without ignoring it…

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“inescapable physical or mental discomfort is the “first dart” of existence.”

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“The autobiographical self (D’Amasio 2000) incorporates the reflective self and some of the emotional self, and it provides the sense of “I” having a…

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“I once heard a Native American teaching story in which an elder, a grandmother, was asked what she had done to become so happy,…

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“Therefore, you can use your mind to change your brain to benefit your mind—and everyone else”

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“Whatever positive facts you find, bring a mindful awareness to them—open up to them and let them affect you. It’s like sitting down to…

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“Your brain is like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones.”

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“that suffering is the result of craving expressed through the Three Poisons: greed, hatred, and delusion.”

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“Strength is often quiet, receptive determination rather than chest-thumping pushiness.”

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“A person is a human body-mind as a whole, an autonomous and dynamic system that arises in dependence upon human culture and the natural…

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“First darts are unpleasant to be sure. But then we add our reactions to them. These reactions are “second darts”—the ones we throw ourselves.…

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“Letting go of ill will does not mean passivity, silence, or allowing yourself or others to be harmed. [...] There is plenty of room…

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