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Ep. 187 – The Mechanics of Mind

Ram Dass Here And Now

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Mindfulness - The Trap of Expectation

Right mindfulness, or right sati, means remembering to keep an eye on oneself t so witness. Its opposite is forgetting, or absent mindedness,. The kind of forgetting that happens all the time when one is lost thought. Once established in the mind, it remembers itself. A clearer description of what is meant by sati might be presence of mind. With excessive thinking and pondering, i might tire my body. And when the body is tired, the mind becomes disturbed. When the mind is disturbed, it is far from concentration.

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