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Scientific proof is always a good thing. Many self-improvement stuff only have function of being placebo and you could as well be delusional that things are wor
by sytelus 9y ago
Scientific proof is always a good thing. Many self-improvement stuff only have function of being placebo and you could as well be delusional that things are working as it was promised. I am curious about mindfulness, especially because different people claiming to practice it haven't been able to define it consistently. It's also hard to trust anything that is designed to be sold at executive retreats and leadership programs.
Anyway, so how do you define and practice it?
- submeta 9y agoSee, the problem is in trying to understand it all, with the thinking mind: the mechanisms, the effects. This is what Zen masters have been trying to teach us all the time: That we are not our thinking minds, neither are we are thoughts. There is a level beyond that. Meta. Holistic. Where you grasp intuitively. I do understand that every charlatan could argue like that. And the self help genre has turned into a huge industry in the US alone. With coaches, gurus, teachers who want us to buy yet another book or seminar to get rich, to find inner peace, etc The essence of Mindfulness meditation - the way I see it - is pretty simple: Being mindful in many situations. Hitting the pause button regularly. Taking time. Being more aware.