The one thing I learned through mindfulness is that I’m not going to stop thinking. The mind thinking is as natural as my body breathing. I guess trying to stop thinking is like trying to stop breathing…. not smart lol My teacher would say if you can stop thinking you are either dead or enlightened.
It becomes a bit problematic when I get hooked into the inner narrative/ story I tell myself. So I come back to the body sensation of breaths because it’s always there whether I like it or not, which really means that breathing is happening in the present moment. For the thinking mind, maybe I don’t have to push it away but just watch it as I can observe breathing…… sometimes.
In my lineage we are taught that it is not our thoughts that are the problem, it is our attachment to them, the following if the thoughts that is to be avoided. Is this similar in your tradition?
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Yeah! Definitely:)
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That’s cool please tell me how it is explained.
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I think you just did!
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