Before, I just spewed whatever it was I thought about everything. I tend to be more contemplative now.
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In my personal life, I am very contemplative.
I decided years ago that if I'm going to keep teaching contemplation, then the last years of my life should be contemplative.
I came from a different mind-set growing up, and my mind has changed.
The more I learn about things, I realise how wrong I was before.
I realised quite early that by the time I articulate my thoughts into words, I'm on to another thought. And what comes out wasn't what I thought of exactly. So not talking was a better option.
The thought you have now shapes your experience of the next moment. Practice shaping the moment.
I'm in a constant process of thinking about things.
I'm not making up my mind about anything right now. Things are happening so quickly for me, and I'm still in the thinking stage.
From about 5 years old on, I was very contemplative and started to become constantly filled with nostalgia for the present moment and the feeling that it's always fleeting.
I think that if you're a thinking person you should always be trying to learn something new.
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