By Tara Brach — 2014
Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.
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Leaders guide attention. But a single-minded focus on goals can run roughshod over human concerns, says Daniel Goleman.