This book began with an introduction to the practice and principles of mindfulness broadly, providing you with an opportunity to start meditating immediately. Then it branched out and drilled down on different areas, clarifying, explaining, and expanding your knowledge.

If you have worked through all the Meditations and Glimpses, you now have a strong set of tools in your mindfulness toolbox and will be able to integrate the practice into your daily life….

What follows may appear a touch terse to the modern ear, but nonetheless it does provide a good likeness to the approach we are undertaking with our minds when we practice mindfulness. So, if you find this section obtuse or emotionally impactful, I encourage you to use the skills gained in the previous section ‘Addiction, Emotions, and Conflict’ to investigate those feelings…