Mindfulness practices by a master
Thich Nhat Hanh may be the one who coined the term mindfulness or at least he has presented so much supporting literature to help people interested in establishing a practice. He presents in such a way that anyone from any or no religion can practice it.
Here is an article about mindfulness.
[URL="https://uhs.berkeley.edu/facstaff/pdf/care/MindfulnessFiveStepsToMindfulness.pdf"]https://uhs.berkeley.edu/facstaff/pdf/care/MindfulnessFiveStepsToMindfulness.pdf[/URL]
And a book
[URL="https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Thich%20Nhat%20Hanh%20-%20The%20Miracle%20of%20Mindfulness.pdf"]https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Thich%20Nhat%20Hanh%20-%20The%20Miracle%20of%20Mindfulness.pdf[/URL]
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@faithlove1111 thank you. Feel free to share your experiences in this area.
I use to feel uncomfortable with silence before I understood the meaning of meditation and being mindful. I was okay with having lots of people, noise and lots of activities around me. I used to think my thinking capacity was great but after having gone through some mindful sessions and exercises, I was completely surprised. Now , both silence and noise, being with people or being by myself , is something I enjoy and truly comfortable with.
@faithlove1111 this is a wonderful thing to reach a point in awareness where the joy does not depend on what is happening outside and is not impeded by it either. These states come to me in flashes or waves and then the tide goes out again and I see the stuckness that is part of the human experience.
That is when my sense of humor saves me from taking myself too seriously. :)
