August 19, 2014
This issue is now obsolete. For latest references please see: KHTK Mindfulness. The specific reference that updates this issue is The 12 Aspects of Mindfulness.
This was part of a basic series of essays, which started this blog. These essays were later revised and the original versions were deleted. However, these essays were then added back to maintain a complete record.
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Experience the environment without resisting until you can do so comfortably. Then you may practice experiencing the mind. The whole idea is to practice and become skillful at the following:
SIMPLY EXPERIENCE WHAT IS THERE WITHOUT AVOIDING, RESISTING OR SUPPRESSING IT BACK.
EXPERIENCING is an extension of the process of looking without thinking.
EXPERIENCING is totally non-judgmental. If any guilt feelings start to come to view, simply experience them and accept them for what they are, and continue.
This principle of EXPERIENCING may be applied while going through your daily routine. Do so until it has become your second nature.
As one experiences without resisting, one unburdens the mind. The data that has been suppressed up until now starts to come to view. As a result many problems start to resolve and disappear, anxieties lessen and the mind becomes increasingly clear. The intervals of calmness grow wider, and life becomes a continuous stream of joy.
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