Posted by chujoe on September 1, 2010, at 5:47:16
In reply to what is mindfulness?????, posted by violette on September 1, 2010, at 0:45:35
Violette, mindfulness is basically desanctified and westernized Zen Buddhism. Of all the major religious traditions, Buddhism has been the most interested in psychology and mindfulness is a technique for calming and steadying the mind through meditation. That calmness can then be drawn upon in difficult situations in one's life. I've been practicing mindfulness meditation for more than a year now and I find it is very helpful -- both with my particular symptoms and with life in general.
The Vietnamese Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh has a short book called "The Miracle of Mindfulness" that explains mindfulness and provides instructions for meditation. The American teacher Jon Kabit-Zinn's books and CDs are also very good.
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