Our minds are very busy and often seem to have a “mind” of their own. If you have meditated, you are aware of how busy the mind can be. We sit down to meditate and attempt to quiet the mind. We focus on our breathing and try to make the breath the focus of our concentration. Did I say “concentration”? When we are quiet, sitting in meditation rather than doing what we usually do, we realize how difficult quieting the mind can be. We start thinking about the myriad of things we have to do, a comment someone made, an action someone took, a worry, a story line, what the weather will …