The Buddha often compared natural mind to water, which in its essence is always clear and clean. Mud, sediment, and other impurities may temporarily darken or pollute the water, but we can filter away such impurities and restore its natural clarity.

Mingyur Rinpoche

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

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• Recognizing the inherent potential of your mind
• Just observe it
• Trying to do your best
• Meditation on compassion
• Setting the tone for your entire day
• Being diligent
• Your mind just as it is
• What Buddhists mean by happiness
• Thinking of yourself as limited
• The best part of all
• Oh, this is how my mind works
• Neither rejecting nor accepting
• Importance of the motivation
• Essentially good
• An experience of absolute well-being
• The need to look at the mind
• Never disturbed
• Becoming aware
• Experiencing the unlimited nature of the mind
• Mind’s unlimited capacity