Mindfulness

[arcticwolf]

Mindfulness is all important in Buddhism.

Out of the whole extended mentall toolbox, mindfulness is unparalleled. Logic, intelligence, analytical abilities, the most refined thinking process, etc all pale in comparison to the power, and capabilities of mindfulness.

Mindfulness is the only way to the enlightenment of the mind. There is no other way.

Mindfulness is gentle, harmless, curious, absolutely neutral, wordless, excludes nothing from awareness. It is that part of the mind that is pre concept, pre thought.

The key to enlightenment is to first develop the state of mind that is, well, mindful, and then try to maintain it for a period of time. How hard this is, almost impossible it seems, those who tried to maintain it know how hard it is. Try it, and find out.

Mind in the state of mindfulness sees reality directly, no mental filters distort the perception of reality while mindfulness is in charge.

Enlightened mind is always mindful.

Mind in the state of mindfulness is perfectly healthy, for the lack of a better word, it is perfect.

Most beings don't have a single mindful moment their entire lives, not even a second of it.

[arcticwolf]

The thing is, the longer one is stuck in the perpetual loop of deep thought, the deeper one digs himself in that rut and the harder it is to get out. Neuroplasticity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroplasticity)says you can shape your brain by your thoughts (or lack of).

Thoughts are "heavy and limited" in comparison to mindfulness. Mind in mindful state is thoughtless, thoughts when the appear in the conscious from the subconscious seem "alien", mindfulness can observe them without getting entangled with them. Thoughts like other phenomena mental or physical, are no match for mindfulness. Mindfulness can see right through them.