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I’m not understanding your comment. Mindfulness is paying close attention to the actual experiences in consciousness, as opposed to just being carried along by thoughts. It’s not about taking control of your mind.

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Oh. Yeah that makes sense then. The way you described it in your original comment made it seem like gnostic-esque advice.

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