Generosity Is Another Quality Which, Like Patience,

Science Is Now Documenting That It's Not The Objects Of Meditation That Are Important, It's The Process Of Paying Attention To Them - The Attending - That Actually Influences The Organism In A Whole Range Of Different Ways. The Brain Changes Significantly Enough To Impact Thought, Emotion, And Other Biological Functions. Today, People Recognize That They're Not Going To Find Well-being From The Outside, Or From A Pill; They're Going To Find It By Looking Inside. All The Suffering, Stress, And Addiction Comes From Not Realizing You Already Are What You Are Looking For.

No One Can Listen To Your Body For You... To Grow And Heal, You Have To Take Responsibility For Listening To It Yourself.

Initiate Giving. Don't Wait For Someone To Ask. See What Happens - Especially To You. You May Find That You Gain A Greater Clarity About Yourself And About Your Relationships, As Well As More Energy Rather Than Less. You May Find That, Rather Than Exhausting Yourself Or Your Resources, You Will Replenish Them. Such Is The Power Of Mindful, Selfless Generosity. At The Deepest Level, There Is No Giver, No Gift, And No Recipient . . . Only The Universe Rearranging Itself.

My Father Was A World-class Scientist And My Mother Was A Prolific Painter. I Could See That My Parents Had Completely Different Ways Of Knowing And Understanding The World, And Relating To It. My Father Approached Things Through Scientific Inquiry And Exploration, While My Mother Experienced Things Through Her Emotions And Senses.

Intelligence Is The Door To Freedom And Alert Attention Is The Mother Of Intelligence.