“One of the principle virtues of a daily discipline is an acquired transparency toward the appeals of transitory mood states. A commitment to getting up early to meditate becomes independent of wanting or not wanting to do so on any...

“If mindfulness is deeply important to you, then every moment is an opportunity to practice.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn from Wherever You Go, There You Are Love that. Reminds me of Eknath Easwaran’s awesome comment in his brilliant Conquest of Mind...

“When we describe the sitting posture, the word that feels the most appropriate is “dignity.” Sitting down to meditate, our posture talks to us. It makes its own statement. You might say the posture itself is the meditation. If we...