Mindfulness in Action: Making Friends with Yourself through Meditation and Everyday Awareness

Now, as a monastic practitioner, I learn to befriend myself, sitting quietly, walking peacefully, and listening attentively to myself throughout the day. Every moment is a moment to be with my body, with my feelings, and with my perceptions, to remember, to know, and to understand myself better, so that I can better master these feelings,

Meditation takes us just as we are, with our confusion and our sanity. This complete acceptance of ourselves as we are is called maitri, or unconditional friendliness, a simple, direct relationship with the way we are.