I am finding mindfulness meditation to be useful for several reasons including: 1. It silences my ego 2. It interrupts and allows me to see my attachments that are at the root of my suffering 3. It is a pathway into the direct and unmediated experience of my true Self and the true nature of all things 4. It is often a source of great peace, serenity, and harmony. Mindfulness is cultivated by a gentle effort, by effortless effort. You cultivate mindfulness by constantly reminding yourself in a gently way to maintain your awareness of whatever is happening right now. Mindfulness is cultivated by constantly pulling oneself back to a state of awareness, gently, gently, gently. Mindfulness gives you the real perspective on yourself. It allows you to take that crucial mental step backward from your own desires and aversions so that you can then look and say, Ah ha, so thats how I really am. In a state of mindfulness, you see yourself exactly as you are. You see your own selfish behavior. You see your own suffering. And you see how you create that suffering. You see how you hurt others. You pierce right through the layer of lies that you normally tell yourself and you see what is really there. Mindfulness leads to wisdom. Mindfulness is not trying to achieve anything. It is just looking. Therefore, desire and aversion are not involved. Competition and struggle for achievement have no place in the process. Mindfulness does not aim at anything. It just sees whatever is already there.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:28:58 +0000
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