The Sublime

Edmund Burke described the sublime as, “that peculiar mixture of awe and terror we feel when confronted with great forces of nature.” It's what many people expect—or at least hope for—when they sit down to meditate, and it’s one of the most glorious feeling human beings can experience. However, it’s neither the real purpose of mindfulness nor its most powerful feature—just a wonderful, encouraging and unpredictable by-product.