Thread: How important is keeping an overview for general lucidity

Thanks Sageous for joining in and enriching the discussion.
Yes, hope can be a sign of "despair" and that's not the best mindset

I have a question for you Sageous. Do you think it is possible to apply " simple awareness" without having a strong sense of self awareness at the same time ?
You know when one is attentive and present, there's also a metacognitive "spy" to prevent against distraction and zoning out. And so i think one is better able to retain a sense of purpose, self-awareness and present memory.

Also, i see thinking as just another sense (although one that can be very tricky haha), and mindfulness should bring a more dettached and realistic awareness of thinking, as it is not intended nor able to supress thinking (although pointless thoughts tend to subside as practice deepens)

ADA as it was originally described is ridiculous, it seems like a dumb hypervigilant scanning of the senses, but real life mindfulness is inseparable from a degree of metacognition and critical self-awareness, i feel.

As to accessing past memory it's probably not included in the mindful state, but present memory and prospective memory are definitely enhanced in my view.