Therefore must my thought be governed by mindfulness, guarded by attention.

According to Shantideva, in the Bodhicaryâvatâra, all spiritual practices lose their meaning if one does not guard one’s mind: mindfulness (remembering what matters) and attention (seeing what is happening within) are its guardians. Today, choose three moments (on waking, at noon, in the evening) to pause for an instant, simply notice where your thought is, then gently bring it back to what you are doing.