How to Rest in Awareness | Guided Meditation With Jon Kabat-Zinn

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[@TheBorderRyker]

I believe that enlightenment is acceptance. Acceptance of what has been, what is, and what will be. Acceptance of those around us and of ourselves, just as we are. I believe that only by living in the present moment and with full acceptance can we truly experience enlightenment. I believe that if we search for enlightenment we cannot find it, it has to find us once we achieve the correct state of mind. ~Me~😁🙏🏻

[@lauraberendson4032]

Very interesting. I'm 62 and it is taken me all my life to try to figure things out and I know I'm of the belief like the Buddhist say that I am suffering because I am attached to things such as the outcome of things or the expectations and that if you don't get what you think you're supposed to see happen then you're unhappy. And you're always trying to control things. And I haven't learned how to let things go and to go with the flow and do not worry about what's past and what is the future and to concentrate on the present and that's what I'm trying to do but after a lifetime of not doing it it is hard. But I think you're right that word Enlightenment really is a realization. And a friend taught me about acting out of fear and out of love and how everything in life is this dichotomy and how I live so much of my life out of fear.

[@TheBorderRyker]

@@lauraberendson4032 I’m 56 and I’ve led a colourful life and there’s been times when I’ve known fear (all of them long stories lol). But after being in a similar place (I wasn’t going to put this bit in), but I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis back in 2006. (Funny thing is, that later on I realised that that moment changed me forever and for the better. I learned to slow down and appreciate the little things in life.). I realised that there’s really nothing to lose. So on a whim I walked into a tattoo shop and got my spine tattooed with a tribal Cobra. I’m an old Punk and it was an act of defiance. Fear’s not worth it. This world’s kicked me around a bit and it just kinda hit me that I’d survived some pretty intense sh#t and come out the other side standing, a bit battered, but still standing. I’m still here and that means that I got at least some of it right. Just relax and enjoy the show we’re just passing through. I know it’s a bit of a cliché but it’s true. One day we’ll all leave this earth for the next part of our adventure. I just stopped trying to find enlightenment. I still seek wisdom because it helps me be better than I was when I got up that morning. I try to be the best me, and so far that’s not led me too far astray. Good grief! Sorry for such a long post, but I wanted to give you an honest answer. Hope it helps in some way. Best wishes from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙏🏻 P.S. I hope that didn’t sound like I think I know all the answers. I don’t. I just talk a lot 😂

[@TheBorderRyker]

@@ReverendDr.Thomas I’m not saying that enlightenment doesn’t exist, I just think that chasing it is the wrong mindset. As I said in my first post Enlightenment has to find you. When you achieve the correct mindset. That’s why I search for wisdom but I don’t chase enlightenment. Oh, and I’m very much not a slave. 🙏🏻

[@enniopreziosi4915]

Thank you very much for your extraordinary work, that renewed psychotherapy all over the world. I've felt a deep communion with you at one point of this meditation, and through you, with the power of life. And that has been a deep healing moment for me. 🙏🏻

[@shivasgirl1609]

Hi Ennio, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn doesn’t practice Psychotherapy. He is a Neuroscoentist & is the founder of the MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) program. He teaches & practices Mindfulness & meditation & is the author of some life changing books. I apologize if you know all this already. I am just so grateful for what I have learned from the man that I wanted to share it with you.

[@jackiepetrosky4611]

Wonderful, profound teacher.

[@ellenmaccullough1682]

His Holiness The Dalai Lama says he practices altruism every day in his own life. He finds inner peace, fearlessness and strength through this practice. 😊

[@ellenmaccullough1682]

Easier for me to access my awareness with my eyes closed. I noticed toward the end of this meditation and Jon asked us to open our eyes and continue awareness itself. I guess I am easily distracted when I open my eyes, or maybe there is a difference between mindfulness and meditation.