Thoughts Are Not the Enemy

An Innovative Approach to Meditation Practice

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Emotions, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Meditation, Eastern Religions, Buddhism
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Author: Jason Siff ISBN: 9780834830080
Publisher: Shambhala Publication: October 14, 2014
Imprint: Shambhala Language: English
Author: Jason Siff
ISBN: 9780834830080
Publisher: Shambhala
Publication: October 14, 2014
Imprint: Shambhala
Language: English

In most forms of meditation, the meditator is instructed to let go of thoughts as they arise. As a result, thinking is often taken, unnecessarily, to be something misguided or evil. This approach is misguided, says Jason Siff. In fact, if we allow thoughts to arise and become mindful of the thoughts themselves, we gain tranquility and insight just as in other methods without having to reject our natural mental processes. And by observing the thoughts themselves with mindfulness and curiosity, we can learn a good deal about ourselves in the process.

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In most forms of meditation, the meditator is instructed to let go of thoughts as they arise. As a result, thinking is often taken, unnecessarily, to be something misguided or evil. This approach is misguided, says Jason Siff. In fact, if we allow thoughts to arise and become mindful of the thoughts themselves, we gain tranquility and insight just as in other methods without having to reject our natural mental processes. And by observing the thoughts themselves with mindfulness and curiosity, we can learn a good deal about ourselves in the process.

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