You learn how to be a connoisseur of your actions, and particularly a connoisseur of actions and events in the mind. What you’re trying to do is to develop a refined sensitivity to what’s going on in the mind.

"You learn how to be a connoisseur of your actions, and particularly a connoisseur of actions and events in the mind. A connoisseur of food has to develop a very refined palate; a connoisseur of music, a very refined ear. What you’re trying to do is to develop a refined sensitivity to what’s going on in the mind."

~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "The End of Uncertainty" (Meditations3)

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