A great teacher of meditation once said, “Meditating is trying to look at your own eyes without using a mirror.” That’s a very mysterious statement. How can we look at our own eyes without a mirror? The idea stops us in our tracks. But maybe we can explore that in our practice. The only way to solve this riddle is just to be there.
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Chögyam Trungpa
from the book Mindfulness in Action: Making Friends with Yourself through Meditation and Everyday Awareness
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- There is no ideal state of meditation
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- Impermanence is beauty
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