You can think of concentration as the capacity of the mind to sustain an unwavering attention on one object of observation.

from our point of view, as long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than wrong with you, no matter what is wrong.

attention and the awareness that arises from it are the doorway to true education and learning — life-long gifts that keep deepening with use.

But meditation is not just about sitting, either. It is about stopping and being present, that is all.

It means that how we relate to all our moments, all our experiences, is a choice.

No matter what people are doing, they are much less happy when their minds are wandering than when their minds are focused

When you begin to question the narrative of yourself and inquire as to who is even doing all of this talking inside your own head, you may come to realize that you have no idea!

Thinking seems to constitute our "default setting" rather than awareness.

Instead, we are living inside our own little narrative bubble of the moment, frequently misattributing cause and effect and therefore completely imprisoned in thoughts and emotions that are both inaccurate and misguided.

Revolution doesn't have to do with smashing something; it has to do with bringing something forth. If you spend all your time thinking about that which you are attacking, then you are negatively bound to it. You have to find the zeal in yourself and bring that out.

Think it over, think it under.

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.