Quotes about Attention

You have to train yourself, to learn how to go home to the present moment, to the here and now.

Do everything in mindfulness so you can really be there, so you can love.

mindfulness is not something that is only done in a meditation hall; it is also done in the kitchen, in the garden, when we are on the telephone, when we are driving a car, when we are doing the dishes. If

We tend to focus on the object and call it reality. We don't notice how our mind intervenes in our perception.

There's a lot of difference between listening and hearing.

Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones is dead" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.

When you sexually reconnect, you feel the effects of this neurochemical cement. Learning to disregard this cement (which you must eventually do to break things off) will undercut the positive effects it has in marriage. You must train yourself to ignore what God created you to pay attention to.

First, earn the right to get their attention; then show them Jesus — perhaps not with words but always with action.

My most usual method is this simple attention, and such a general passionate regard to GOD; to whom I find myself often attached with greater sweetness and delight than that of an infant at the mother's breast: so that if I dare use the expression, I should choose to call this state the bosom of GOD, for the inexpressible sweetness which I taste and experience there.

Simply present yourself to God as if you were a poor man knocking on the door of a rich man, and fix your attention on His presence.

God wishes us to work gently, calmly, and lovingly with Him, asking Him to accept our work. By this continual attention to God, we will "resist the devil and cause him to flee" (James 4:7).

The six principle steps of teaching. Motivation of the trainee Maintaining their complete attention Promoting mental activity (thinking) — discussion, question, lecture Creating a clear picture of material to be learned; outlining the material Developing comprehension of the significance, the implications, and the practical application of the material being presented (clear goals) Repetition of the five preceding steps until learning has taken place