Anyone here practice Mindfulness on a regular basis?
I try to do a little daily. I'm really bad at doing nothing. But I've gotten a lot better at paying attention while I eat a meal, practice the piano, or cuddle with my dog.
only way to fly
of course not having read the previous posts I meant mindfulness in the original sense. you know. aware of the consequences of ones actions
@markdevenish ok, but to me, it's much more than being "aware of...consequences...."
I have an app on my LG phone that is a mindfulness reminder that sounds a tone very much like a brass Tibetan singing bowl. The latest version also has s variety of other sounds as well. In can work in random mode, or set for a regular interval, I am currently using every hour on the hour mostly because I'm also using it as a reminder to have a drink of water as I have stage 3 kidney disease and must remain hydrated. It just went off as I'm writing this. Brought a large smile to my face as I contemplated the moment.
ALL HAIL TO THE UNIVERSE, LONG MAY IT REIGN.
I'm currently reading this new book on meditation that is really "enlightening", shall I say? It's called Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright. He removes all the religious stuff from Buddhism and talks about how our thoughts and feeling are products of evolutionary thinking. Meditation is a way of cutting through that clutter, or as he describes, sort of like taking the Red Pill as in The Matrix.
It's really helping me reframe my thoughts and feelings. I found out about this book because he made a brief appearance on Neil deGrasse Tyson's show Startalk, so I felt comfortable it wouldn't be New Age woo-woo stuff.
I recently spoke with some 'secular Buddhists' who are reframing Buddhism - without all the trappings and trimmings that 25 centuries of existance tend to naturally occur. I think the Buddha himself would be pleased - after all, its just 'language' changing. The essence is how do I live in this world with compassion and wisdom? Everything is really just scenery
I'm taking Wright's Buddhism and Modern Psychology Coursera course. I plan to read that book soon...
ETA: original teachings of Gautama Buddha: 0% woo, 100% psychological technology
@stinkeye_a Cool! Let me know how it goes.
@Eltopoman: EXACTLY!
I'm trying to get there to do it on a daily basis.
Even a ten minute sit everyday is a start - when you see the results you will know! No one else knows this - only you. You move at the rate you move but just keep moving!
I certainly try. At least a guided meditation daily. It calms the seas when there is s storm.
Not in the conventional sense.
But in my own way.
Which is the only way that truly counts.
I occasionally practice mindfullness meditation. I'm not terribly good at it but have had SOME success.
Everytime you practice it IS a success in my humble opinion. Good, bad or indifferent is immaterial - it is that you do this at all!