Our awareness is the key to our protection.

Whenever you see an unpleasant mental formation manifesting, call on the seed of mindfulness to manifest as a second energy in your mind consciousness in order to recognize, embrace, and calm the negative mental formation, so you can look deeply into the negativity to see its source.

The joy of true quiet becomes a daily healing food.

It’s important to become aware of what we feel, not just what we think.

If we have a lot of worry, fear, or anguish, that is very fertile ground for thinking that is completely useless, nonproductive, and harmful.

Even while sitting beside a clear, flowing stream, listening to beautiful music, or watching an excellent movie, don’t entrust yourself entirely to the stream, the music, or the film. Continue to be aware of yourself and your breathing.

That’s ruminating on the toxic food of our consciousness.

Anxiety, fear, and uncertainty about future events prevent us from hearing the call of happiness.

If there’s a full moon high in the sky and we’re busy thinking about something else, the moon disappears.