Meditation is more than a tool for feeling better, and building mental resilience-it’s a way of approaching our whole life. Practicing mindfulness meditation leads to the integration of mind, body and environment, which alleviates unsatisfactoriness, dis-ease and suffering. In the place of that suffering, we get peace, joy, contentment and the aspiration to relieve suffering in others and the world around us.

That aspiration is so important. We are not siloed individuals bumbling our way through this life, we are members of families, communities and society. We are citizens of the world. More than that, we are creators of the world around us.

The Buddha said "experience is proceeded by mind, produced by mind and led by mind". This means that the world around us is a reflection of our mind. If our mind is angry, the world will be unjust. If our mind is peaceful the world will be serene. At the end of the day the choice is our own, and we have that choice in every single moment. The only doorway is presence.

Take the next step to really embed your practice and go deeper with my 40-day Setting Sail for Daily Practice course. I look forward to seeing you there.