MINDFULNESS!

Last month I took you on the first steps to meditating.  Now I am taking you a little bit further into Mindfulness Meditation.  Mindfulness seems to be becoming something of an "in-word" but it is really just a simple extension of just sitting there and breathing.

You enter into Mindfulness first with the same concentration on your breath.  Look at my blog for last month if you can't remember what to do.  This concentration on breathing steadies you and makes you ready.  By stopping and giving full attention to your breathing you have taken the first step.  The next step is to open your eyes and simply give attention to this moment.  Examine it.  What do you feel, see, hear?  By "dying" into this moment, you actually become more alive.  As long as you enjoy this "alive stillness" - observing the world round you but not doing anything, you are in Mindfulness Meditation.

If this catches your attention, Jon Kabat-Zinn in "Mindfulness Meditation for everyday life" explains it in more detail.  If you feel life is "drowning" you, it is worth giving it a try.

That is all I have to say for now, but I hope to be with you again next month.

Om Shanti,

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