Is having a sense of self a bad thing? Can it exist? I am here typing and it seems that there is an entity that is doing that, that is me! When people talk about no self or not self in contemplative practice it can be confusing and may immediatey create resistance and...
The contemporary understanding of mindfulness is reflected in Jon Kabat-Zinn’s definition: Paying attention, in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, nonjudgmentally Being non-judgmental is important but it is only one step in a broader practice...
Historic mindfulness was much more than the contemporary understanding of mindfulness as awareness and being non-judgmental. There was a REFRAIN after each of the mindfulness practices that indicated one contemplates the body (feelings, mind and dhammas): *...
The Buddha described right or appropriate mindfulness. It consisted of the following qualities: “And what, monks, is right mindfulness? Here, a monk dwells contemplating the body in the body, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness...
The contemporary definition of mindfulness is: Awareness of the present moment, on purpose, in a particular way, non-judgmentally. The word non-judgmental that is a dominant part of the definition refers to a state. This is the way I will be with experience. I believe... 
