When remembering to notice that we're alive becomes a habit, we begin to erode the internal friction that obscures our view of the richness we're swimming in every day.

When you catch yourself absorbed by some immediate aspect of your environment, try to yield to the observation fully for a few seconds.

"It’s ironic that the biggest potential problem associated with focusing on emotional discomfort is closely linked to one of its most powerful payoffs: our cage may get rattled a bit before it collapses."

Shinzen Young

"One of the reasons it's so difficult to focus on a small piece of experience that's neutral, like the breath, why it feels like you're just going to die—is because you are!"

Shinzen Young

"We can’t always have complete experiences, but sometimes we can and with practice, we can have them more and more."

Shinzen Young