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Former monk, Buddhist<\/a> teacher and author, Jack Kornfield, sits down with Oprah for one of her Super Soul Sunday episodes<\/a>. He discusses <\/a>how to return your mind to its original state of goodness. He advises us not to get swept up by the past. \u201cThe past you can learn from, but to be awake is to live here so that when you are with the person you love, you\u2019re really present,\u201d he says.<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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