The Basics of Practice 3: Training the mind

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Each meditation session is a journey of discovery to understand the basic truth of who we are. In the beginning the most important lesson of meditation is seeing the speed of the mind. But the meditation tradition says that mind doesn’t have to be this way: it just hasn’t been worked with. What we are talking about is very practical. Mindfulness practice is simple and completely feasible. And because we are working with the mind that experiences life directly, just by sitting and doing nothing, we are doing a tremendous amount.

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

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  1. I agree. I’d say from personal experience, that the hardest part is to take the time to just sit down and do it consistently. That’s why, I keep it simple…I’ve got a habit to just sit down for just 2 minutes….of course once I sit down and start, I often sit for much longer. But 2 min. just sounds so doable. Great reminder. thanks.

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