Maybe The Fear Is That We Are

You Can Bring Together The Body's Various Systems To Fine Tune The Body And Mind In Order To Navigate Life's Ups And Downs In A Way That Minimizes Stress And Maximizes Well-being And Satisfaction.

Most Of The Time, If You're Not Really Paying Attention, You're Someplace Else. So Your Child Might Say, "daddy, I Want This," And You Might Say, "just A Minute, I'm Busy." Now That's No Big Deal-we All Get Busy, And Kids Frequently Ask For Attention. But Over Your Child's Entire Youth, You May Have An Enormous Number Of Such Moments To Be Really, Fully Present, But Because You Thought You Were Busy, You Didn't See The Opportunities These Moments Presented. . . . People Carry Around An Enormous Amount Of Grief Because They Missed The Little Things.

Meditation Is Not About Feeling A Certain Way. It's About Feeling The Way You Feel.

You Might Be Tempted To Avoid The Messiness Of Daily Living For The Tranquility Of Stillness And Peacefulness. This Of Course Would Be An Attachment To Stillness, And Like Any Strong Attachment, It Leads To Delusion. It Arrests Development And Short-circuits The Cultivation Of Wisdom.

When Experience Is Viewed In A Certain Way, It Presents Nothing But Doorways Into The Soul.