13 Reminders for Mindfulness
in Daily Life
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To reject any livelihood threatening or destructive to people, animals and the environment and to create useful activities.
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To abide with moderation in lifestyle and to make possessions last: recycling, conservation.
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To be clear about the number of hours weekly facing a screen (television, computer, cinema).
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To work on oneself the spiritual, emotional, intellectual and physical and on one's relationship with others.
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To establish time each day for meditation, stillness and silence.
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To stop eating animals, bird and fish.
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To keep agreements, to say “yes” or “no” or “I will let you know” and mean it.
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To regard all events and experiences, no matter how painful, as a learning experience.
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To maintain contact with like-minded people - through community, friends, meetings, pilgrimages, retreats and travel.
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To value being over having, sharing over taking, letting of over grabbing hold of, openness over withdrawal, non-violent struggle over inertia.
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To support in kindness or cash or both the wide range of individuals, charities and organisations expressing wisdom and compassion.
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To be free from the narrow political ideology of the left, right and centre. Instead to ask “Where is the commitment to end suffering?” and to support this priority.
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To be receptive to the joys of life - in oneself, others, nature, creativity, the arts, awareness, insight and freedom - and to celebrate the wonders and mysteries of life.