If I were to become aware of my habitual thoughts, perceptions, and sensations, rather than being carried away by them, their power over me would begin to fade. I would experience their coming and going as nothing more than the natural function of the mind, in the same way that waves naturally ripple across the surface of a lake or ocean.

Mingyur Rinpoche

from the book The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness

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