Recovery is also the ability to inhabit the conditions of the present reality, whether pleasant or unpleasant. - Noah Levine

The body breathes by itself. The mind thinks by itself. Awareness simply observes the process without getting lost in the content.

With mindfulness we have the choice of responding with compassion to the pain of craving, anger, fear and confusion. Without mindfulness we are stuck in the reactive pattern and identification that will inevitably create more suffering and confusion.

The truth is, going against the internal stream of ignorance is way more rebellious than trying to start some sort of cultural revolution.