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The Power of Mindfulness - The Art of Conscious Living

by Yvonne Chiarelli

Professional Coach, Creative Possibilities

 

http://www.byregion.net/articles-healers/Power_of_Mindfulness.html

 

Mindfulness is an ancient Buddhist practice that has profound relevance

for today. It is relevant because mindfulness is a practice of being

consciously awake, experiencing the fullness of the present moment, and living

in harmony with yourself and the world. The practice of mindfulness allows you

to cultivate an appreciation for experiencing your life as you are living it.

One of its effects is an increased ability to see the extraordinary in the

mundane. Mindfulness has to do with being in touch and seeing what is so.

 

Practicing mindfulness is simple but not easy. Mindfulness is paying

attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and

nonjudgmentally. It requires a mental discipline to wake up in each

moment, and to keep waking up for each oncoming moment. This kind of

extraordinary quality of attention requires effort. It requires such

effort because you are almost programmed to forget, or you succumb to

unawareness, or wish to become deliberately unaware. The use of medicants of all

kinds is prevalent in our culture ranging from drugs, over

busi-ness, TV watching, and other activities that tend to narrow our

attention.

 

The power of mindfulness is in its practice and everyday applications.

Applying mindfulness as a strategy can have significant positive outcomes on the

job. How many times have you wasted time because you forgot to take something

with you? How many times did you respond just a bit inappropriately because you

weren't fully listening? Did you actually experience your lunch? How many times

did that tiny forgotten detail cause more effort than necessary?

 

Mindfulness is empowering because it cultivates greater awareness,

clarity, and acceptance of the present moment reality. Mindfulness as a

work or life strategy:

 

> Saves time

> Increases memory retention

> Preserves integrity

> Improves performance

> Improves perception.

 

Who wouldn't like that? Successful people are highly skilled in using

their focused attention on their activity, even if they spend little time

on that activity. They can efficiently absorb, process, and discern and at

very high rate when focusing their deep and mindful attention.

 

I challenge you to be fully awake, aware, focused in the present, and see

the extraordinary in the mundane for the next two hours. Be ever vigilant

that you are paying attention.

 

There are many resources on mindfulness at your local or virtual

bookseller. Here are two that I can recommend:

 

1. Wherever You Go, There You Are : Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by

Jon Kabat-Zinn

 

2. The Miracle of Mindfulness : A Manual on Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh, Mobi

Ho (Translator)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Good, good posting. Thank you.

 

Roger

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mistylyn trepke

Monday, May 26, 2003 11:28 AM

[s-A] Fwd: [Yoga-With-Nancy-SoFla] The Art of Conscious Living

 

 

I thought this was interesting...

Misty

http://www..com

 

 

The Power of Mindfulness - The Art of Conscious Living

by Yvonne Chiarelli

Professional Coach, Creative Possibilities

 

http://www.byregion.net/articles-healers/Power_of_Mindfulness.html

 

Mindfulness is an ancient Buddhist practice that has profound relevance

for today. It is relevant because mindfulness is a practice of being

consciously awake, experiencing the fullness of the present moment, and living

in harmony with yourself and the world. The practice of mindfulness allows you

to cultivate an appreciation for experiencing your life as you are living it.

One of its effects is an increased ability to see the extraordinary in the

mundane. Mindfulness has to do with being in touch and seeing what is so.

 

Practicing mindfulness is simple but not easy. Mindfulness is paying

attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and

nonjudgmentally. It requires a mental discipline to wake up in each

moment, and to keep waking up for each oncoming moment. This kind of

extraordinary quality of attention requires effort. It requires such

effort because you are almost programmed to forget, or you succumb to

unawareness, or wish to become deliberately unaware. The use of medicants of

all kinds is prevalent in our culture ranging from drugs, over

busi-ness, TV watching, and other activities that tend to narrow our

attention.

 

The power of mindfulness is in its practice and everyday applications.

Applying mindfulness as a strategy can have significant positive outcomes on

the job. How many times have you wasted time because you forgot to take

something with you? How many times did you respond just a bit inappropriately

because you weren't fully listening? Did you actually experience your lunch? How

many times did that tiny forgotten detail cause more effort than necessary?

 

Mindfulness is empowering because it cultivates greater awareness,

clarity, and acceptance of the present moment reality. Mindfulness as a

work or life strategy:

 

> Saves time

> Increases memory retention

> Preserves integrity

> Improves performance

> Improves perception.

 

Who wouldn't like that? Successful people are highly skilled in using

their focused attention on their activity, even if they spend little time

on that activity. They can efficiently absorb, process, and discern and at

very high rate when focusing their deep and mindful attention.

 

I challenge you to be fully awake, aware, focused in the present, and see

the extraordinary in the mundane for the next two hours. Be ever vigilant

that you are paying attention.

 

There are many resources on mindfulness at your local or virtual

bookseller. Here are two that I can recommend:

 

1. Wherever You Go, There You Are : Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by

Jon Kabat-Zinn

 

2. The Miracle of Mindfulness : A Manual on Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh,

Mobi Ho (Translator)

 

 

 

 

The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.