Andy Puddicombe

I don't know.

It does hurt.

And we reinforce the storyline, right?

And we just keep telling ourselves.

And we do it all the time, and it's only in learning to watch the mind in this way that we can start to let go of those storylines and patterns of mind.

But when you sit down and you watch the mind in this way, you might see many different patterns.

You might find a mind that's really sort of restless the whole time.

Don't be surprised if you feel a bit agitated in your body when you sit down to do nothing and your mind feels like that.

You might find a mind that's very sort of dull and boring and it's just almost mechanical.

It just sort of seems as if you're just getting up, going to work, eat, sleep, get up, up.

Or it might just be that one little nagging thought that just goes round and round and round your mind.

Whatever it is, meditation offers the opportunity, the potential to step back and to get a different perspective, to see that things aren't always as they appear.

We can't change every little thing that happens to us in life.

But we can change the way that we experience it.

That's the potential of meditation.

mindfulness.

You don't have to burn any incense and you definitely don't have to sit on the floor.

All you need to do is to take 10 minutes out a day to step back, to familiarize yourself with the present moment so that you get to experience a greater sense of focus, calm and clarity in your life.

Thank you very much.