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What would mindful meditation be like then? Setting aside a moment to remind yourself to notice?
by lifeformed 9y ago
What would mindful meditation be like then? Setting aside a moment to remind yourself to notice?
- joveian 9y agoI'm not sure about mindfulness meditation specifically or what exactly that even refers to, but some people use a mindfulness bell that is rung randomly a few times a day for exactly that purpose. One old form of mindfulness practice is to use breath changing from in to out or out to in as moments of mindfulness. See Centering in Zen Flesh Zen Bones translated by Paul Reps (from a document predating Buddhism): https://shivayashiva.wordpress.com/2014/01/12/centering-practices-112-ways-to-open-the-invisible-door-of-consciousness/ https://shivayashiva.wordpress.com/2014/01/12/centering-prac... There is also a kind of meditation practice called "just note gone" where the idea is to start giving absense of stimulation a distinct notice (by noticing when something you had been perceiving is no longer there). I think most sit down and meditate practices tend to focus on that kind of thing (feeling the absense of stimulation as a distinct thing) via different methods.
- JamesBarney 9y agoMost common forms of meditation are mindfulness meditations. A common form of meditation is focusing on your breath. This meditation is composed of two parts, trying to pay attention to breath, and noticing when your mind wanders. Most people think the most important portion of that exercise is focusing on breath. But in truth it's the second part, the noticing.. The first part is growing your attention, but the second part is practicing your mindfulness.