Thread: I am really doing something wrong, but what?

Originally Posted by FryingMan

^^ There is a long thread on DV between Sageous and KingYoshi discussing about the sort of awareness that ADA builds. I fall on the Sageous side: ADA is the (reflex/instinct) sort awareness (e.g., of a mouse), not of a sentient being (self-awareness, e.g., lucidity). That it not to say you can not find self-awareness from ADA, but it at the very least seems a circuitous route and a lot of effort not aimed in the right direction.

I will certainly take note of certain "accents" from the environment in a mindful manner: the brightness/warmth of sunlight, the sound of my feet on a gravel path, but always with the notion that "this is ME here, experiencing this", with the focus on the ME, not the sensations.

Cheers.

The way I see it (based on what I've read and practiced), with mindfulness we train awareness, an observation of our experience as it happens, to become aware of the present moment. This includes our actions, our bodies, thoughts, feelings, what we can sense, anything and everything that's happening at the moment, now. Everything, anything, and nothing are included within our scope of awareness. Yet, even though we're to become aware, to become present, we don't direct our observational focus to anything in particular, and when observing, we don't get involved with what we're aware of, for the act of involvement separates us from the present moment, from awareness. Mindfulness is the passive observation of any external and internal stimuli experienced.

Well, this is the idea I have about mindfulness. I'll take a look at that whole thread about mindfulness and ADA. I'm sure there's some valuable pieces of information I can extract and learn about from there.