While mindfulness in meditation is quite straightforward - we watch the breath, focus on a mantra, scan the body or send well-wishes to all beings - mindfulness in daily life may be a bit more obscure. So let’s look at it in more detail.

“You are already the richest person on Earth”, says Thich Nhat Hanh. “Don’t look outside for your happiness. It’s available within you.” He writes that the Buddha would say, “I cannot underestimate you. You are a future Buddha.”

Imagine: you walk through a wild forest in the mountains. There’s no trail, just wilderness. You have to really watch your step, because there are loose rocks and brittle logs under the leaf covered, sloped land. There are thorny bushes in the way. A slight touch could mean a cut in your hands.