Meditation is actually a very simple exercise in resting in the natural state of your present mind, and allowing yourself to be simply and clearly present to whatever thoughts, sensations, or emotions occur.
Mingyur Rinpoche
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Further quotes from the book The Joy of Living :
- Neither rejecting nor accepting
- Trying to do your best
- Nothing more than the natural function of the mind
- The practice of simply observing
- Thinking of yourself as limited
- Meditation on compassion
- What Buddhists mean by happiness
- Just observe it
- Setting the tone for your entire day
- Your mind just as it is
- Being diligent
- Importance of the motivation
- The best part of all
- Recognizing the inherent potential of your mind
- Oh, this is how my mind works
- Essentially good
- An experience of absolute well-being
- The need to look at the mind
- Never disturbed
- Becoming aware