| Some people may contend that there are many | | | | mindfulness is a spiritual attribute, it would make |
| more methods of meditation other than Silent, | | | | sense that people who are 'living in the moment' |
| Guided, Sound, or Chanting. And they may add | | | | or are experiencing life with 'awareness or |
| that there is jogging meditation, walking | | | | mindfulness' are actually enjoying the fruits of |
| meditation, gardening meditation, eating meditation, | | | | their spiritual connection to their Higher Self. So, |
| painting meditation, and even driving meditation. | | | | what does it take for someone to live in the |
| However, as a meditation instructor I will venture | | | | moment? It takes awareness or mindfulness. |
| out and say that these types of activities labeled | | | | Can we honestly say that the methods of |
| 'meditation' serve a better purpose in the 'living in | | | | meditation whether Silent, Guided, Sound, or |
| the moment' or 'awareness or mindful' categories. | | | | Chanting are in the same category of spiritual |
| Such as:o Jogging Awareness or Mindful Joggingo | | | | attributes such as awareness? These methods of |
| Walking Awareness or Mindful Walkingo Gardening | | | | meditation are spiritual energy channels, while |
| Awareness or Mindful Gardeningo Eating | | | | awareness, mindfulness, and living in the moment |
| Awareness or Mindful Eatingo Painting Awareness | | | | are spiritual attributes. The confusion may be due |
| or Mindful Paintingo Driving Awareness or Mindful | | | | to the fact that both attributes and channels may |
| Driving | | | | lead you into the same path; and that is the path |
| There are fantastic rewards in performing these | | | | to a spiritual experience that nurtures your inner |
| activities when you're 'living in the moment' and | | | | being. |
| with 'awareness or mindfulness'. It is also a proven | | | | In a thought-provoking manner, this may be the |
| fact that people who engage in activities such as | | | | 'which came first' conundrum, the awareness or |
| these with awareness or mindfulness do find | | | | mindfulness that lead to a spiritual experience or |
| greater fulfillment in their lives. Interestingly | | | | the spiritual experience that led to awareness or |
| enough, 'awareness or mindfulness' may very well | | | | mindfulness? Only you can answer that because |
| be attributed to some type of 'spiritual | | | | there is no right or wrong answer, there are only |
| experience' or 'spiritual expansion', as some of my | | | | benefits that you can live with and enjoy. |
| colleagues may say. Believing that awareness or | | | | |