We can have skills training in mindfulness so that we are using our attention to perceive something in the present moment. This perception is not so latent by fears or projections into the future, or old habits, and then I can actually stir loving-kindness or compassion in skills training too, which can be sort of provocative, I found. ✨ How to Get Real Happiness: An Interview with Sharon Salzberg. Interview with Elisha Goldstein, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 17, 2011.
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