Walpola Rahula Thero
- On Mindfulness
Mindfulness, or awareness, does not mean that you should think and be conscious 'I am doing this' or 'I am doing that'. No. Just the contrary. The moment you think 'I am doing this', you become self-conscious, and then you do not live in the action, but you live in the idea 'I am', and consequently your work too is spoilt. You should forget yourself completely, and lose yourself in what you do.
Jane Austen
- Private correspondence
She was obliged to recollect that her seeing the letter was a violation of the laws of honour, that no one ought to be judged or to be known by such testimonies, that no private correspondence could bear the eye of others, before she could recover enough calmness to return the letter which she had been meditating over, and say, "Thank you. This is full proof undoubtedly; proof of everything you were saying. But why be acquainted with us now?"
