This may be the most important invitation on the Today List.

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Most of us are familiar with our body and our mind, but we rarely stop to discover the deeper essence of who we are. Beneath all of our thoughts, feelings and experiences is the awareness that knows them all.

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Although your thoughts constantly ask for your attention, they are not who you are. You are the one who is aware of them. Just as the sky isn't disturbed by the clouds passing through it, your true nature remains untouched by whatever appears in your mind.

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One of the easiest ways to recognise yourself as awareness is to take a conscious breath or simply listen to the sounds around you. Instead of following your thoughts, become interested in that which is aware of your experience. This simple shift can bring a profound sense of peace.

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Give yourself grace as you become more familiar with yourself in this way. As you rest more often as awareness, you'll begin to discover the deep peace that has always been here beneath the activity of the mind.