"The purpose of meditation practice is not..." - Sogyal Rinpoche

🧘 Mindfulness

“The purpose of meditation practice is not enlightenment; it is to pay attention even at extraordinary times, to be of the present.”

— Sogyal Rinpoche

Meditation is not about reaching special states but about being fully present in all states. Ordinariness is the practice.

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