Returning

To practice mindfulness is to return to life in the present moment.
—     Thich Nhat Hanh
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Good Practice

If we want to end suffering, we should practice the 8 fold paths. These 8 fold paths include:
1.	Right Understanding
2.	Right Thought
3.	Right Speech
4.	Right Action
5.	Right Livelihood
6.	Right Effort
7.	Right Mindfulness
8.	Right Concentration
—     Buddha
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Mindful Meaning

I think theology is an attempt to make sense of that to which sense does not apply.  I cannot explain why I hope that what I do matters;  all I can do is do what I do, either well or ill, patiently or not, gracefully or not.  And I do find that doing things mindfully, patiently, easefully, makes the task far more interesting.  I love to cut the grass here, for I sometimes come to a sort of understanding with the grass, and the hill, and the creatures in the grass, and with my legs and arms and back, a sort of silent conversation in which we all communicate easily and thoroughly.  Do you have any idea of what I mean with all this?
—     Brian Doyle
From:  “One Long River of Song:  Notes on Wonder”
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