... joys and sorrows,pleasant events and unpleasant events, individuals, nations, even civilizations, arise and passaway. Take the one seat of a Buddha and rest with a heart of equanimity and compassion ... that he called the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. These areas of mindfulness are: awareness of the body and senses, awareness of the heart and feelings, awareness of the mind and thoughts, and ... Working with these distractions,steadying the canoe, letting the waves pass by, and coming back again and again in a quiet and collected way, is at the heart of meditation.After your initial trial,...