From time to time we all have thoughts that we don’t want, which shows that there is a part of our minds which is always detached from thinking, which stands back and observes it. As we become clearer inside, a distance begins to open up between us and our thoughts. Gradually a space appears between thoughts – and meditation can help in this – and eventually thought is no longer automatic. We experience stillness. And this inner peace spreads to the people around us. People sense it when they’re near you, and it spreads to them. You become a much more amenable companion; people become drawn to
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