The Steady Ground

Sit comfortably, eyes softly closed. Watch the mind for a few minutes. A thought arises and passes. A small itch arises and passes. A memory, a sound, a feeling, all arriving and leaving. Now, instead of attending to any of these contents, attend to what knows them. The contents change every few seconds. The knower has not changed once. Stay with that unchanging knowing rather than the changing show. Everything you have ever experienced has rested on this ground. It is the only thing in your life that has never gone away.