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THOUGHTS TO CONSIDER
The barn’s burnt down Now I can see the moon.
-- Masahide, Japanese Samurai, 16th cent
Until one is committed there is always hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: the moment one drfinitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising to one’s flavor all manner of unforeseen accidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would come his way. Whatever you can do or dream, you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
--Goethe, 16th cent. Germany
We must have a pure, honest and warmhearted motivation, and on top of that, determination, optimism, hope and the ability not to be discouraged. The whole of humanity depends on this motivation.
– His Holiness the Dalai Lama
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Chodron, Pema (1991). The wisdom of no escape: And the path of lovingkindness. Boston, MA: Shambhala.
Chodron, Pema (1997). When things fall apart: Hard advice for difficult times. Boston, MA: Shambhala.
H.H. Dalai Lama & Cutler, H.D. (1998). The art of happiness:A handbook for living. NY: Riverhead Books.
Kabat-Zinn, Jon (1994). Wherever you go, there you are. New York, NY: Hyperion.
Kabat-Zinn, Jon (2005). Coming to our senses. New York, NY: Hyperion.
Salzberg, Sharon (1995). Lovingkindess: The revolutionary art of happiness. Boston, MA: Shambhala.
Tolle, Eckhardt (1999). The power of now. Novato, CA: New World Library
Williams, Mark; Teasdale, John; Segal, Zindel & Kabat-Zinn, Jon (2007). The mindful way through depression: Freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness. NY: The Guilford Press.
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READ DR. WEISS'S PUBLISHED PAPER ON UTILIZING MBSR WITH PSYCHOTHERAPY IN THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY & PSYCHOSOMATICS:
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as an Adjunct to Outpatient Psychotherapy, by Myra Weiss et al (The Journal of Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics [Feb. 2005], Vol. 74, No. 2, pp. 108-112).
> On-line version or dowloadable > PDF version
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