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"If you are doing mindfulness meditation, you are doing it with your ability to attend to the moment."
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"If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far."

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