| Mindfulness is a type of meditation that essentially | | | | them but simply note them, remain calm and use |
| involves focusing on your mind on the present. To | | | | your breathing as an anchor. |
| be mindful is to be aware of your thoughts and | | | | 5. If you find yourself getting carried away in |
| actions in the present, without judging yourself. | | | | your thoughts, observe where your mind went |
| Research suggests that mindfulness meditation | | | | off to, without judging, and simply return to your |
| may improve mood, decrease stress, and boost | | | | breathing. Remember not to be hard on yourself |
| immune function. | | | | if this happens. |
| | | | 6. As the time comes to a close, sit for a minute |
| How to Do It | | | | or two, becoming aware of where you are. Get |
| 1. Find a quiet and comfortable place. Sit in a chair | | | | up gradually.The Personal Power CourseWhat |
| or on the floor with your head, neck and back | | | | truth am I talking about? I am talking about truth |
| straight but not stiff. | | | | of the ground of mind, which can enter into the |
| 2. Try to put aside all thoughts of the past and | | | | ordinary and the sacred, into the pure and the |
| the future and stay in the present. | | | | polluted, into the absolute and the conventional, |
| 3. Become aware of your breathing, focusing on | | | | and yet is not the absolute, conventional, ordinary, |
| the sensation of air moving in and out of your | | | | and sacred, but is able to give names to all the |
| body as you breathe. Feel your belly rise and fall, | | | | absolute, conventional, ordinary, and sacred. |
| the air enter your nostrils and leave your mouth. | | | | Someone who has realized this cannot be labeled |
| Pay attention to the way each breath changes | | | | by the absolute or the conventional, by the |
| and is different. | | | | ordinary or sacred. If you can grasp it, then use |
| 4. Watch every thought come and go, whether it | | | | it, without labeling it any more. This is called the |
| be a worry, fear, anxiety or hope. When thoughts | | | | mystic teaching. |
| come up in your mind, don't ignore or suppress | | | | |