View Single Post
 
Old Mar 05, 2020, 11:18 AM
AzulOscuro's Avatar
AzulOscuro AzulOscuro is offline
Grand Magnate
 
Member Since: Nov 2014
Location: Spain ( the land of flowers and gladness, lol!)
Posts: 3,837
I wrote this to a friend who I thought he could benefits of mindfulness.
It’s only an introduction and I know most of people knows what mindfulness is, but in case someone is interested at reading, here I paste it. And why not, maybe, many of you encourage yourself to practise and be member of the community here in the forum.

MINDFULNESS

Mindfulness is a practise in Buddhism practised by Buddhists for centuries. It means two main concepts: Being present with all your senses in the now, whatever you are doing at that moment, ex; in the conversation with a person, in the trip to the factory you are working in, in the meal you are eating, the drink you are drinking, your breath and body when you are in a training practice.
It lays on the idea of focussing on a single task, a single stimuli to enjoy it at its fulness. No matter if a distraction arises (a thought that comes about whatever... it’s normal, but you again come back to the object of your attention. No matter how many times you get distracted. It’s normal. Don’t judge it as positive or negative because it’s none of these. It’s normal. You come back to your focus because it’s the right way to put your mind at ease and train your brain. So we arrive to the second main meaning of mindfulness, that is, no judging. If you get distracted by something else, it doesn’t matter, your mind is doing what it is for: Creating thoughts. If feelings of grief arises, no matters...it’s a normal feeling we all face to from time to time. Accept how you feel and accept this feel of thought. Don’t fight against it. Accept it and go back to focus yourself on what you were doing. You will see as that feeling doesn’t grow up.

We can begin by practicing mindfulness in two situations.
Tomorrow, at your breakfast, enjoy each instant of the meal. Focus on your meal only. It’s taste, it’s texture...with anything else. You and the meal you are eating. Chew slowly, as slower as you can and notice the favour. No TV, no radio, no anything else but you and that meal.

Then, you can make also a practice when you go to sleep. Don’t try to repeat any phrasal. No. Drive your mind into blank. This is your objective. Your mind empty of thoughts. Will it be possible? Sure, it won’t. Many thoughts are gonna arrive to your mind. Some of them, stupid as hell. Don’t worry. Accept these thoughts and let them go past your mind. Say hello to them and goodbye. Don’t engage with them. But, if you engage with them for some instants, it doesn’t matter, let them go and let them go when you get it. You will see how they disappear and your mind get peace again or another thought appears, in that case, you say hello and goodbye again. Try to not engaging with it.
If you see it easier, you can focus on your breath along this process, so each time you get engage with a thought and you notice it, accept it and return to your breath.
__________________
Social Anxiety and Depression. Cluster C traits.
Trying to improve my English. My apologies for errors and mistakes in advance.

Mankind is complex: Make deserts blossom and lakes die. ( GIL SCOTT-HERSON)
Hugs from:
CuriousWin, Tima mir
Thanks for this!
Be Still, Vanaheimr