Moving deeper, Miller enumerates several qualities of awareness—joyous, drunken, serene, divine—that reveal its multidimensional nature. This range suggests that authentic living engages us wholly, whether in exuberant celebration or peaceful contemplation. Ancient traditions echo this sentiment; Buddhist mindfulness, for instance, emphasizes presence in every emotion, while the ecstatic poetry of Rumi (13th century) extols ‘divine drunkenness’ as a path to spiritual fulfillment. [...]
