If you catch yourself thinking that you do not remember how you closed the front door and turned off the iron when leaving for work, get angry with your loved one over trifles, constantly experience stress and discomfort - it's time to think about how to regain control over your life. Turn on the mindfulness mode and remember: life is here and now.
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“There is no path to happiness. To be happy is the only way. These words of the Buddha precisely define the meaning of happiness. Happiness is always there! It's just that in difficult times, full of stress, we do not notice it. Yet the seeds of happiness have already been thrown into your soul as a hidden power. Mindfulness helps to cultivate this happiness in order to give it to yourself and to the whole world. - Doris Iding, Mindfulness. Simple practices for knowing yourself”.
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Every day, when we wake up, we find twenty-four completely new hours for life. What a precious gift! We can live these twenty-four hours so that they bring us and other people peace, joy and happiness. The world exists here and now, in ourselves and in everything that we see and do. The question is whether we are in contact with him. You don't have to travel far to admire the blue sky. You don't need to leave the city or even leave your street to meet the eyes of an adorable toddler. Even the air we breathe can become a source of joy. We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat in a way that keeps us connected to the abundance of happiness that is always available to us.
We are great at preparing for life, but we are not very good at living. We know how to give ten years of our lives to getting a diploma, and we are ready to work hard and long to have a good job, or a car, or a house … and so on. But we hardly remember that here and now we are alive - or that we are really alive only here and now. Every breath, every step can be filled with peace, joy and tranquility. You just need to consciously live in the present. - Tit Nath Khan, "Peace at every step."
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As the Dalai Lama noted, one does not always want to get up early, and sometimes the hand itself reaches out to turn off the alarm. But in this case, he is always inspired by the results of the latest scientific research. For example, research by Daniel Siegel describing how the brain works during meditation. When we meditate, focused attention and awareness help to forge new neural connections, which subsequently "inhibit" destructive reactions that are harmful to both physical and mental health. Many of these practices align and harmonize the work of the brain in such a way that our reactions to the inevitable difficulties of life become less instinctive and more conscious, and joy and calmness replace anger and fear. - Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams, “The Book of Joy. How to be happy in a changing world”.
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Live every moment carefully in the present! No ratings or comments. This approach to oneself, other people and life in general gives a very deep sense of inner strength and tranquility, no matter what storms are raging outside. Mindfulness shows how wonderful life can be. Thanks to her, you seem to easily float on the waves and do not drown. After all, it will still not work to stop the wave of life. - Doris Iding, Mindfulness. Simple practices for knowing yourself"
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Very soon you and I may find ourselves in such a situation if we are not careful. In order to save Mother Earth, ourselves and our children, we must practice mindfulness in relation to everything. Looking at the trash can, we can see lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes and flowers. Throwing a banana peel in there, we will know: this is a banana peel, so we throw it away, and it begins to turn into a flower or vegetable. This is the practice of meditation.
When we throw away the plastic bag, we know it's different from a banana peel. It will take him a very long time to turn into a flower. So, "When I throw the plastic bag in the trash, I know I am throwing the plastic bag in the trash." Mindfulness alone will help protect the Earth, establish peace, and take care of life now and in the future. When we live consciously, of course we try to use fewer plastic bags. This is the easiest way to fight for peace.
When we throw a disposable diaper in the trash, we know that it will take even longer for it to become a flower: four hundred years or longer. Knowing that the use of such diapers does not serve the world, we will look for other ways to take care of our baby. The practice of breathing and contemplating your body, feelings, mind and internal processes is the practice of peace here and now. This is the mindfulness of life. - Tit Nath Khan, "Peace at every step."
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Silence is one of the best ways to immediately reduce stress while increasing your awareness and clarity, which will certainly help you stay focused on your goals, priorities, and the most important things in your life every day. Here are some random activities you can practice during the silence: meditation, prayer, reflection, deep breathing, expressing gratitude. - Hal Elrod, Magic of the Morning. A diary.
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Mindfulness helps to observe oneself, but without criticism, but with empathy. You will learn not to take sadness and stress to heart, but to treat them with genuine curiosity as if they were black clouds floating across the sky. Basically, mindfulness allows you to delay the flow of negative thoughts before they drag you into the maelstrom of negative emotions and regain control of your own life. Continuous practice of mindfulness improves mood, well-being, and makes us happier in the long term. - Mark Williams and Denny Penman, Mindfulness.
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Mindfulness does not negate the mind's natural desire to solve problems - it simply gives us time and space to choose the best way to solve them. Some problems require an emotional approach, and we choose the solution that seems the most correct. Others need a logical approach, others an intuitive one. And there are some problems that it is better not to touch for now. - Mark Williams and Denny Penman, Mindfulness.
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Mindfulness helps to get rid of patterns of thought and behavior that we are not aware of, but that interfere with a fulfilling life. Many value judgments and self-criticism arise from habitual thoughts and actions. By breaking these habits, you will gradually be able to neutralize negative thought processes and act more consciously and responsively. You will be surprised to know how much happier such small changes will make you. Breaking habits is easy. You just need to avoid sitting in the same place at meetings all the time, periodically turn off the TV and sometimes take a different route to work.
- Mark Williams and Denny Penman, Mindfulness.
Author: Tatiana Burtseva