As we have moved through the attitudes that deepen our meditation practice and help us to understand mindfulness, I hope you have started to see patterns. Last week, we discussed non-striving. The next attitude, which is a natural extension of practicing non-striving, is acceptance. It...
Welcome back! Week 5 of our review of the 7 foundational attitudes of mindfulness is under way. Non-striving is about a shift in the way that we perceive our tasks in meditation. We are so driven to always be doing. I need to get up...
For this week, the attitude of mindfulness is non-judging. It is important in mindfulness to be aware of the automatic judgments that we have about our experience. If I should be focused on my breath, then every time that my mind wanders, as it is...
The attitude of mindfulness this week is beginner’s mind. Beginner’s mind refers to seeing an event as if you have never seen it before. Often, what happens when you get used to an experience, such as meditation, you let what you know, your thinking and...