Comments on: Mindfulness: Can We Live in the Present? http://blog.paradigm-sys.com/archives/371 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:15:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dr. Charles T. Tart http://blog.paradigm-sys.com/archives/371/comment-page-1#comment-17613 Dr. Charles T. Tart Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:13:18 +0000 http://blog.paradigm-sys.com/?p=371#comment-17613 Take a look at Shinzen Young's writings on the web about the nature of meditation. Very basically, he sees that any activity which teaches and strengthens your voluntary concentration ability, your clarity of perception of moment-by-moment experiences, and your equanimity in the face of whatever is happening is the essence of meditation... Take a look at Shinzen Young’s writings on the web about the nature of meditation. Very basically, he sees that any activity which teaches and strengthens your voluntary concentration ability, your clarity of perception of moment-by-moment experiences, and your equanimity in the face of whatever is happening is the essence of meditation…

]]> By: Sandy http://blog.paradigm-sys.com/archives/371/comment-page-1#comment-17610 Sandy Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:27:32 +0000 http://blog.paradigm-sys.com/?p=371#comment-17610 So are some types of everyday activities more conducive to mindfulness that others? When I knit, that seems very mindful. You count stitches as you go along, and the needles and yarn feel a certain way in your hands. It is a very grounding experience. Since it was something I learned to do in the company of older generations of my family, it also has that feeling of connectedness to it. Like it joins us all somehow, even to those who were gone before I was old enough to remember. Playing music, drawing and even cooking are activities that seem very mindful to me. So maybe it is possible to be mindful more than a few minutes at a time? So are some types of everyday activities more conducive to mindfulness that others?

When I knit, that seems very mindful. You count stitches as you go along, and the needles and yarn feel a certain way in your hands. It is a very grounding experience. Since it was something I learned to do in the company of older generations of my family, it also has that feeling of connectedness to it. Like it joins us all somehow, even to those who were gone before I was old enough to remember.

Playing music, drawing and even cooking are activities that seem very mindful to me. So maybe it is possible to be mindful more than a few minutes at a time?

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