The only difference between meditation and the ordinary, everyday process of thinking, feeling, and sensation is the application of the simple, bare awareness that occurs when you allow your mind to rest simply as it is-without chasing after thoughts or becoming distracted by feelings or sensations.

Mingyur Rinpoche

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

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• Oh, this is how my mind works
• Trying to do your best
• Neither rejecting nor accepting
• Nothing more than the natural function of the mind
• Thinking of yourself as limited
• The practice of simply observing
• Meditation on compassion
• What Buddhists mean by happiness
• Just observe it
• Setting the tone for your entire day
• Your mind just as it is
• Importance of the motivation
• Being diligent
• The best part of all
• Recognizing the inherent potential of your mind
• Essentially good
• An experience of absolute well-being
• The need to look at the mind
• Never disturbed
• Becoming aware