Hello and welcome to Mind, the Mind of the Mind. So beginning with an intentional shift out of the busyness or the boringness, or the way the day has run so far, and coming to this practice. Beginning with a FOF BOC: feet on floor, bum on chair, an intentional shift, closing the eyes and bringing oneself closer to this moment.And so as we sit, being here in this moment and being aware of mind. Seeing what is here in the mind, as though sitting in the seat at a theater or a cinema and mind is the stage or the screen, and we sit and we watch not needing to get on stage just simply watching the stage. Being here, observing thoughts as characters coming into this scene, seeing who is on the stage just now in this moment. What is here? What is in the mind?Thoughts about the time? Thoughts about peanut butter sandwiches? Thoughts about a conversation that happened yesterday? Thoughts about where to go tonight? No thoughts and emptiness of thoughts, so whatever is here is here and it's okay. Just being observant of mind… being in mind.Seeing characters, regular choruses of shopping lists or emails to check and noticing mind, and the characters that come on where the scenery becomes darker, the lights and the mood change as a regular baddie steps onto the stage, something we know well, I'm not good enough. I'm not doing well enough. I'm a bad mother, brother, sister, lover.Observing the thought and perhaps noticing any reactivity to that thought, trying to push it away, push it into the wings, wind the film on, and instead just being here in mind, observing mind. Nothing to do other than watch, observe, see. Seeing thoughts emerging coming to the front, moving away to the side. Other thoughts coming in? Similar thoughts? Or a thought triggered by a sound outside.Being aware of thought. Being with the mind. 99% of thoughts we've had before. Not needing to get onto the stage. Not needing to get them off the stage. Just noticing thought.That is all. Just being here in the presence of mind.So as we bring this practice to an end, take this out with you and notice from time to time what mind is doing. And if possible, just stay with it. Just be with it. Just watch it. Watching it is different to engaging with it or trying to do something with it. Just seeing mind watching, mind being in the seat and watching the stage or the screen.Go, well practice hard.