
There is an platitude expression that goes, "The mind is a great servant, but a terrible master." There is a yogi exercise that is "being mindful of every moment". Although at first impression, these don't seem to be saying the same thing, I believe in fact that they are close. The overlapping of these ideas in my mind is this; Take control of your thoughts, get off autopilot. Auto pilot is the banal reactions and lazy observations, the rote routine of self. Auto pilot is where we let ourselves be controlled by what we think is "just who [...]