Our minds are usually half asleep, and even though it seems as though we’re always thinking a lot and we’re very vital and present, in fact, we are almost somnolent and robotic in our reactions. The whole point of meditation is to learn how to wake up, to develop greater clarity, to be more aware and more absolutely in the moment. It is to be conscious in the moment without all our usual projections, opinions, ideas and mental chatter going on. At a fundamental level, we are awareness.

-- Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo