Thread: Mindfullness question.

Originally Posted by tasinios

ThreeCat that really worked so i should just take it easier and not concentrate that much just be aware in a relaxed way i suppose.

Think of mindfulness as relaxation, a release (of tension, of gripping to thoughts, of habitual reactions), a letting go. Then you'll see that it's the opposite of tiring, it's rejuvenating! It sounds like you're doing it with hard, narrow, "tunnel-visioned", laser-focused concentration, which is exhausting! So: don't do that! ThreeCat put it nicely: just notice, more and more, when you're distracted.

Mindfulness does take effort in the beginning, (but "right" effort!), but it is followed eventually by effortless mindfulness.

I recommend anybody interesting in mindfulness pick up some well-regarded books on the subject, particularly about how it related to lucid dreaming:

* Mindfulness In Plain English (not about LDing)
* The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep (about LDing)
* Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep (also about LDing)

The last one is particularly insightful and full of great observations and practices to work on.

Originally Posted by FryingMan

Think of mindfulness as relaxation, a release (of tension, of gripping to thoughts, of habitual reactions), a letting go. Then you'll see that it's the opposite of tiring, it's rejuvenating! It sounds like you're doing it with hard, narrow, "tunnel-visioned", laser-focused concentration, which is exhausting! So: don't do that! ThreeCat put it nicely: just notice, more and more, when you're distracted.

Mindfulness does take effort in the beginning, (but "right" effort!), but it is followed eventually by effortless mindfulness.

I recommend anybody interesting in mindfulness pick up some well-regarded books on the subject, particularly about how it related to lucid dreaming:

* Mindfulness In Plain English (not about LDing)
* The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep (about LDing)
* Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep (also about LDing)

The last one is particularly insightful and full of great observations and practices to work on.

Could you please tell me about a simple mindfulness method to follow? I'm lost in between some approaches to being mindful that i know of..