#57 Choiceless awareness

     "You can think of it as simply being receptive to whatever unfolds in each moment. Simple as it may sound, practicing in this way requires very strong calmness and attentiveness, qualities that are best cultivated ... by choosing one object, most commonly the breath, and working with it over a period of months and even years. For this reason some people might benefit most by staying with the breath and a sense of the body as a whole in the early stages of their meditation practice…” 
         Kabat-Zinn J. “Full catastrophe living. Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain and illness”. Dell Publishing, NY, 1990.

     “A great sense of tranquility comes when we let go of the futile urge to control everything, and instead relate to each moment with openness and awareness.”                             J. Goldstein & J. Kornfield

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