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The 3rd Foundation of Mindfulness - Mindful of Min
The 3rd Foundation of Mindfulness - Mindful of Min
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
A popular myth about meditation practice tells us that in order to meditate, we need to get rid of all of our thoughts. This is not only untrue, but unhelpful. Vipassana Insight meditation is actually asking us to take a good, close look into the nature of our minds, and this includes becoming aware of what we’re thinking. As we get better at exploring the mind more intimately - gradually we recognize that our thoughts are not “us,” and understand that they don’t need to define us, or control us. In this talk, Shell explores the 3rd Foundation of Mindfulness - Mindfulness of Mind - in the 3rd talk in a series of 4 talks on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
Released:
Aug 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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