When the mind is full of memories and preoccupied by the future, it misses the freshness of the … - Matthieu Ricard

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Matthieu Ricard

When the mind is full of memories and preoccupied by the future, it misses the freshness of the present moment. In this way, we fail to recognize the luminous simplicity of mind that is always present behind the veils of thought.

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