How to Sit (Mindfulness Essentials Book 1)
When the practitioner is able to put an end to agitation, desire, and hatred, he sits down in the lotus position and concentrates on his breath, and he feels a sense of ease and freedom. As a result, a feeling of joy arises in his body. You can practice according to the exercises which follow: 1. I am breathing in and making my whole body calm and
... See moreThich Nhat Hanh • Transformation And Healing: The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness (Buddhims)
Each time you sit in an alert and dignified posture and turn your attention to your breathing, for however long, you are returning to your own wholeness, affirming your intrinsic balance of mind and body, independent of the passing state of either your mind or your body in any moment.
Jon Kabat-Zinn • Full Catastrophe Living, Revised Edition: How to cope with stress, pain and illness using mindfulness meditation
The method here is simple. Breathing in, bring your mind home to your body. Establish yourself in the here and the now and recognize what is around you. Then joy and happiness arise easily, from your recognition of all the positive elements available right now.
Thich Nhat Hanh • No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
Sitting here is like sitting under a Bodhi tree. My body is mindfulness itself, free from all distraction.