Feeling of determination and mindfulness

With meditation we see our subjectivity from a detached perspective, we abstract ourselves out of the sensations and reactions of living and simply take note of them without being affected. That doesn't mean we can't be determined or leverage our determination towards objectives that we decide on. It only means we have a metatextual awareness of this condition of being determined. We see what we are up to. We recognize that our will is pointing towards some goal even as we experience the emotions produced by the will to induce the compliance of our bodies in achieving it. Sometimes, the detached perspective helps you to correct yourself by asserting a greater will over a misguided one. But sometimes you just see that you are a determined person who orients their worldview around achieving goals. Nothing wrong with that, your world is your life, maybe your life is one of achievement, conquering space.

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