"Meditation is the practice of unconditional friendliness toward whatever is happening in the moment; the moment during which we sit in meditation, and all the other moments of life, whether things are going well or falling apart. Mediation helps us find an internal witness with which to view external events. Discovering and developing an internal witness may be the most important act of our life. Being able to observe ourselves honestly, with acceptance and friendliness trains us to do the same with others at home, at work and in the world. It trains us to be less reactive to whatever it is in life that causes us suffering. It gives us the ability to experience our own pain without identifying fully with it and therefore to be more free from it. We begin to fear life's pain less, to contract less around it.
Meditation can be a magnifying glass that lights the fire of happiness in our hearts. Over time, mindfulness practice sensitizes our capacity for joy so much that even tiny physical and emotional pleasures can bring great happiness." Elizabeth Lesser
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