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Originally Posted by DechanDawa
A good technique:
Something called "a light touch."
Let's say I am at the grocery store in line. Behind me in line is a couple with a fussy baby. I noticed this. But also...I can act. I turn around and ask them if they would like to go ahead of me. I nod at their baby. The parents' faces break into smiles of relief. They look exhausted!
Mindfulness isn't only about noticing. It is about walking in the world lightly and spreading positivity lightly.
I say this because we don't want mindfulness to cause us to become self-absorped.
Practicing a "light tough" with ourselves and others is being mindfully compassionate. I read a lot about mindfulness online and sometimes I notice it is presented in a sort of rigid way. This is wrong. It should have a very relaxed feeling. Sometimes just to smile is mindfulness practice. 
(I am a certified mindfulness instructor) |
You know, I was thinking about one of the point you brought out yesterday about many documents, books, articles, etc, offering a very limited vision of what mindfulness is.
In my opinion is not an easy concept and you know sometimes when a concept is borrowed by a culture from another, it loses part of its identity. So, here, it had to be created something more to kind of fill a gap: Mindfulness of compassion.
I think you will agree with me if I say that you have to do your own research on the topic and practise but if you have someone who already have a experience, like your professor, it’s much easier to achieve a better knowledge.
Tell us, please.
I think you are for now, the most authorised person to talk about this topic.