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When engaging with the external world, we are dwelling at the surface of our minds, where thoughts are transitory, always changing, and rarely true. But we often let these same thoughts inform our beliefs and emotions. This creates continual fluctuation within the mind, and it is these movements of mind, themselves, that is the cause of much suffering. This practice focuses on the “mind stuff” and teaches us to distance ourselves from the thoughts by settling into a space of silent observation.