Quotes About Refraining

I preferred not to respond. (Although several replies occurred to me.)

My personal safety does not count as a factor in the question of Ireland's rights. I thank no one for refraining from murdering me.

Refraining—not habitually acting out impulsively—has something to do with giving up entertainment mentality. Through refraining, we see that there's something between the arising of the craving—or the aggression or the loneliness or whatever it might be—and whatever action we take as a result. There's something there in us that we don't want to experience, and we never do experience, because we're so quick to act.

An interesting practice that combines mindfulness and refraining is just to notice your physical movements when you feel uncomfortable.