Mindfulness, withNathanael ROUX
Mindfulness - What is it ?
Reminder
of the goal of Mindfulness
Why do we practice Mindfullness, what is
the purpose?
It could be interesting to read
some masters inspiring books.
From my point of view, Mindfulness enables to develop peace, happiness
and harmony.
What are the root causes of peace and happiness?
Of course, some basics must be available, such as:
- medical care when
necessary
Then, when these prerequisites
are fulfilled, it’s our mind which determines if we are peaceful and
happy or not.
Consequently, to know how the mind works is key to develop peace and
happiness.
What is quite funny is that in our modern world, we learn a lot of
thinks (during the 15 years minimum we spend at school and university),
but not how works our own mind…
By chance, Buddhist have studied in a rigorous scientific approach how
works the mind and how to improve it, for our own benefit and for the
others benefit ; they shared freely this knowledge with all the people
wishing to investigate and understand (without being obliged to adopt a
religion, without being obliged to trust in god and without being
obliged to apply rules without understanding and without being obliged
to follow masters teachings blindly, but just develop your own wisdom
by practice and systematic verification of teachings).
Mindfulness is an extraordinary wonderful method to understand how mind
works and to transform it in a smooth progressive way for our benefit
and for the others benefit.
Knowing starts with seeing and understanding, the think to achieve to
progress on the path to peace and happiness is to start an internal
investigation using Mindfullness meditation.
I sometimes compare Mindfullness to a telescope (internal telescope to
see inside the mind).
To observe the moon with a telescope you have to be stable and have the
adequate lens amplification.
In a similar manner, to see the mind ways of working, you need
stillness (Samatha) and wisdom (Vipassana), these two qualities are
developed progressively through Mindfulness practice.
Let’s start together the journey.
Environment
As you just start practicing,
it’s very important to find the appropriate place to mediate, with the
minimum of possible distraction and no interruption.
You have to find a place as quiet as possible, with warm temperature,
away from disturbance.
Stop all the modern communication channels.
You are ready.
Nothing to « do », nothing to accomplish, no goal to reach, just being,
fully in the here and in the now.
This moment is a precious moment to refuel and restore yourself,
re-center and transform progressively (for your own benefit and the
others benefit) that you offer to yourself.
Enjoy fully…