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In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits.
In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits.
Concentrated attention is the collection of units of power on a chosen point of intention.
Concentrated attention is the collection of units of power on a chosen point of intention.
In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.
In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.
So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also read more
So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.
She listened to him all night and he found her fascinating.
She listened to him all night and he found her fascinating.
I would be willing to bet that if one day a woman walked barefoot to the moon and back and read more
I would be willing to bet that if one day a woman walked barefoot to the moon and back and a man cleaned out his desk, when the two of them sat down to dinner that night he would say, ‘Boy was that desk a mess.’
As a teacher you are more or less obliged to pay the same amount of attention to everything. That can read more
As a teacher you are more or less obliged to pay the same amount of attention to everything. That can wear you down.
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.
The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.