Whatever Attitudes We Habitually Use Toward Ourselves,

Vipassana: Looking Into Something With Clarity And Precision, Seeing Each Component As Distinct, Piercing All The Way Through So As To Perceive The Most Fundamental Reality Of That Thing.

You Can't Make Radical Changes In The Pattern Of Your Life Until You See Yourself Exactly As You Are Now. As Soon As You Do That Changes Will Flow Naturally.

Discipline Is A Difficult Word For Most Of Us. It Conjures Up Images Of Somebody Standing Over You With A Stick, Telling You That You're Wrong. But Self-discipline Is Different. It's The Skill Of Seeing Through The Hollow Shouting Of Your Own Impulses And Piercing Their Secret.

The Buddha's Message Was Simple But Profound. Neither A Life Of Self-indulgence Nor One Of Self-mortification Can Bring Happiness. Only A Middle Path, Avoiding These Two Extremes, Leads To Peace Of Mind, Wisdom, & Complete Liberation From The Dissatisfactions Of Life.

Let Come What Comes, And Accommodate 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.