It Teaches You What Truly Matters

You are not your thoughts—you are the one aware of them:

• Observing thoughts weakens their grip
• Consciousness is spacious and still
• Meditation trains you to return to this awareness
• Inner peace comes from watching, not reacting

• Individuals should cultivate a sense of detachment from external events and focus instead on their own inner state on oachieve a greater sense of peace and equanimity.

• Our emotions and reactions should not be dictated by external events but rather by our own rational judgments.

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Our bodies are synchronized with the day-night cycle as our planet rotates. Our circadian rhythms continue even in the absence of any external input. Even plants that are kept in a dark cupboard at a stable temperature open and close their leaves as though they can sense the sun.