The real point of meditation is to rest in bare awareness whether anything occurs or not. Whatever comes up for you, just be open and present to it, and let it go. And if nothing occurs, or if thoughts and so on vanish before you can notice them, just rest in that natural clarity.

Mingyur Rinpoche
from the book The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness
Read a random quote or see all quotes by Mingyur Rinpoche.
Further quotes from the book The Joy of Living:
- The practice of simply observing
- Just observe it
- Nothing more than the natural function of the mind
- 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
- 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