A Gift of Dharma for 5.26.11
by Danny Fisher
Today’s quote is from Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, abbot of the Bhavana Society in High View, WV, and author of the hugely popular Mindfulness in Plain English. This is it:
Don’t cling to anything and don’t reject anything. Let come what comes, and accomodate yourself to that, whatever it is. If good mental images arise, that is fine. If bad mental images arise, that is fine, too. Look on all of it as equal, and make yourself comfortable with whatever happens. Don’t fight with what you experience, just observe it all mindfully.
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I think mindfulness basically removes from us the influence of judgment and emotion, thereby enabling us humans to simply take the situation as it is – be it good or bad. By doing so, we can be able to make a neutral decision of what our reaction may be, and by having a proper reaction, we are efficient and learn from our experience.