By Maria Popova — 2014
“Every work that we do . . . every thought that we think, leaves such an impression on the mind-stuff.”
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Mindfulness is available to us in every moment, not just the special or precious ones. We just have to tune into it throughout the day.
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Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.
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