The state of our minds

Sam Harris has a meditation app called Waking Up. I use it almost everyday and he's given me new techniques for deepening my practice.

There's a feature on the app where it messages you at a random time and provides a 30 second audio clip of Sam talking about a topic or idea.

Yesterday's idea was about the mind and how it is all we have—when we feel joy or sadness or elation or depression, it's the same mind that we carry throughout the day. So, we should probably take care of it.

To extend this idea even further, if we are our minds, then our attitudes completely shape our experiences. When we tend to our minds, our attitudes can shift experiences and color our perspectives in ways that serve us instead of harming ourselves and others.

Practice noticing your mind throughout your day today—you won’t regret it.