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Kalii2's review of: Mindfulness for Beginners
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Posted on October 2, 2008 11:52 PM PDT
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Observe yourself as you live.
Mindfulness for Beginners is, in many ways, just that. For beginners. But, one would not know that until further into the study of mindfulness, and Mindfulness for Beginners is a wonderful starting point.
Not only meditations, this book also details other tenants of mindfulness which can be used in a moment to moment basis, in every part of your life.
It helps lay the groundwork for increasing your effectiveness in listening, not only to others, but to your own reactions to the world, learn to pay attention to the way your actions and feelings affect the world around you. Learn to become a non critical, non analytical observer of yourself! Just about everyone could benefit from at least one section of this book, which makes it a fantastic resource.
Mindfulness for Beginners can be a wonderful beginning to a more peaceful, and meaningful way of living in the hectic day to day life of the modern world.
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Thanks for a good, detailed review of the book. This should help a lot of potential readers.
Mindfulness is something I've been striving to incorporate in my life, since it is challenging for me. I am definitely a beginner! But it is good to have a good review of a solid resource for those starting the practice.
Jon Kabat-Zinn starts with discussion of the origins of Buddhist Mindfulness, and how it is not something specialized by Buddhists, or only practiced by them, but that anyone can cultivate mindfulness.
He describes how everyone has these abilities, it is universal, and basically you don't have to be spiritual, or "woo woo" to utilize mindfulness.
There is mention of having to learn how to put it to use, but no mention of difficulty, or ease of use or learning.
I forgot to mention that this is an Audio Book, and Jon Kabat-Zinn has a nice soothing voice, a cadence that is easy to follow, and a timbre that helps you stay focused on the content of the book, not just hearing but listening.
Great review--mindfulness is a moment-to-moment experience. It's making a choice to be responsible for the energy that you radiate into the world. When I'm present enough to go into "witness," I can see how I'm projecting subtle and not so subtle negativity. Then I either have to ignore my ego and lose the argument or I have to cave in and apologize-- no matter how "right" I think I am. I see mindfulness as a constant battle to be true to the best part of what it means to be human. Does this book touch upon how becoming more mindful can sometimes be a painful rite of passage? Or does the author make it sound easy? For sure, there can't be world peace without inner peace and being mindful reminds us of that.
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