By Daniel Goleman — 2014
Daniel Goleman responds to popular misconceptions of mindfulness.
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CLEAR ALL
Meet eight of Thich Nhat Hanh’s students who are now teachers themselves. In their own unique ways, they’re helping to carry his dharma into the future.
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As human beings, our predominant agenda is to survive. The instinct is deep in our DNA. Of course we want to stay alive, but now this instinct has become more of an emotional response. It's less about a threat to our actual existence and more about the barrage of perceived threats to our ego.
When the body and mind are together, we can establish ourselves in the here and now and get in touch with life and all of its wonders.