At the very moment when you realise this, the patterns of thoughts and feelings that gripped you may suddenly lose momentum and allow the mind to settle. A deep feeling of contentment may fill your body. But very soon your mind will race off again. After a while, you will once again become aware that you are thinking, comparing, judging. You may now feel disappointed. You might think: I thought I really had it then – now I’ve lost it … Once again, you will realise that your mind is like the sea. It is never still. Its waves rise up and down. Your mind may then once again settle … at least for
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