Awareness is our true self; it’s what we are. So we don’t have to try to develop awareness; we simply need to notice how we block awareness, with our thoughts, our fantasies, our opinions, and our judgments. We’re either in awareness, which is our natural state, or we’re doing something else. The mark of mature students is that most of the time, they don’t do something else. They’re just here, living their life. Nothing special. Charlotte Joko Beck
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When students are very young they are very unaware of themselves, but as they grow older, they become more aware of themselves. One of the best ways for them to become more aware is by thinking about the things that are on their mind. When students are able to do this, it allows them to have a deeper understanding on how their internal world works.

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