�Training� the mind does not in any way mean forcibly subjugating or brainwashing the mind. To train the mind is first to see directly and concretely how the mind functions, a knowledge that you derive from spiritual teachings and through personal experience in meditation practice. Then you use that understanding to tame the mind and work with it skillfully, to make it more and more pliable, so that you can become master of your mind and employ it to its fullest and most beneficial end.”
– Sogyal Rinpoche
above, coach ilg ‘watching’ his mind during meditation in order to be able to work with its nature more skillfully while enjoying sports, relationship dynamics, and daily life. photo; waynewilliamsstudio.com