Realizations Through Meditation

• When your mind is thinking about something other than the object of emotions, it is impossible to worry, fear, or hate
• You have the ability to choose which thoughts you focus on
• The contents of your mind can actually be compartmentalized
• Actions are the result of thoughts that have become habitual; awareness of them causes them to lose their influence
• Aside from thoughts, emotions consist of physical sensations in the body
• Concentrating on the sensations of the body make even the strongest emotions more manageable
• There is no permanence to thoughts and emotions
• Mindfulness works to reduce the extreme highs and lows of your emotional response to life

Luskin, Dr. Fred and Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier. Stress Free for Good. New York: Harper
Collins Publishers, 2005.