Quotes About Awareness

It is Self 1's mistrust of Self 2 which causes both the interference called "trying too hard" and that of too much self-instruction. The

Forget should's and experience is.

Attention is focused consciousness, and consciousness is that power of knowing.

As one achieves focus, the mind quiets. As the mind is kept in the present, it becomes calm. Focus means keeping the mind now and here.

Only then does he have the chance to go beyond the limitations inherent in the various ego trips of Self 1 and to reach a new awareness of his true potential. Competition then becomes an interesting device in which each player, by making his maximum effort to win, gives the other the opportunity he desires to reach new levels of self-awareness.

Like a good gardener who knows when the soil needs alkali and when acid, the competent tennis pro should be able to help the development of your game.

When the mind is free of any thought or judgment, it is still and acts like a mirror. Then and only then can we know things as they are. AWARENESS

Alertness is a measure of how many nows you are alert to in a given period. The result is simple: you become more aware of what is going on as you learn to keep your attention in the now.

First the mind judges the event, then groups events, then identifies with the combined event and finally judges itself.

letting go of judgments does not mean ignoring errors. It simply means seeing events as they are and not adding anything to them.

increased his awareness of that part of his swing. When the mind is free of any thought or judgment, it is still and acts like a mirror. Then and only then can we know things as they are.

Freedom from stress happens in proportion to our responsiveness to our true selves, allowing every moment possible to be an opportunity for Self 2 to be what it is and enjoy the process. As far as I can see, this is a lifelong learning process.

if we let ourselves lose touch with our ability to feel our actions, by relying too heavily on instructions, we can seriously compromise our access to our natural learning processes and our potential to perform.

Awareness of what is, without judgment, is relaxing, and is the best precondition for change

Since the mind seems to have a will of its own, how can one learn to keep it in the present? By practice.

All who enter even a little into that state of being present will experience a calmness and a degree of ecstasy which they will want to repeat. The

using awareness to "discover the technique

One thing that can be said about focus is that it is always here and now—that is, in present time and present space.

The greatest lapses in concentration come when we allow our minds to project what is about to happen or to dwell on what has already happened.

Since the mind seems to have a will of its own, how can one learn to keep it in the present? By practice. There is no other way. Every time your mind starts to leak away, simply bring it gently back.

Here and now are the only place and time when one ever enjoys himself or accomplishes anything. Most of our suffering takes place when we allow our minds to imagine the future or mull over the past.

It's not about the win or the loss; if we're here to experience, then we are free.

All who enter even a little into that state of being present will experience a calmness and a degree of ecstasy which they will want to repeat.

Focus means not dwelling on the past, either on mistakes or glories; it means not being so caught up in the future, either its fears or its dreams, that my full attention is taken from the present. The