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== Overview ==
Because we interact with other people regularly, it's a perfect opportunity to practice shifting our perceptions.  As we shift our perception, we should notice the following different states
Because we interact with other people regularly, it's a perfect opportunity to practice shifting our perceptions.  As we shift our perception, we should notice the following different states
* The Self - You are the center of the universe
* The Self - You are the center of the universe
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Beyond these concepts, you will find a great range of [[Attention|Mindfulness]] can be used while interacting with people, and especially the skills in this guide.
Beyond these concepts, you will find a great range of [[Attention|Mindfulness]] can be used while interacting with people, and especially the skills in this guide.
=== When ===
=== When ===
You can do these exercises anytime you are around other people, but typically it's easiest when ...
You can do these exercises anytime you are around other people, but typically it's easiest when ...
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* Allow your own opinions and thoughts to soften, and feel the sense that at least in The Now, the words you are hearing are the only words that exist.
* Allow your own opinions and thoughts to soften, and feel the sense that at least in The Now, the words you are hearing are the only words that exist.
* Allow your own judgement and your entire self to evaporate and discover that person is the new center of the universe.  Feel that recentering, feel the real knowledge that they are experiencing emotions and thoughts, and urges and needs.  Note that they can feel their own body, and they can focus their attention on sounds and sights from their own perspective and driven by their own needs.  Finally, allow yourself to become them for even one blink of an eye.
* Allow your own judgement and your entire self to evaporate and discover that person is the new center of the universe.  Feel that recentering, feel the real knowledge that they are experiencing emotions and thoughts, and urges and needs.  Note that they can feel their own body, and they can focus their attention on sounds and sights from their own perspective and driven by their own needs.  Finally, allow yourself to become them for even one blink of an eye.
 
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