Standard Mindfulness and Effortless Mindfulness - What's the Difference?
Mar 1, 2023
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Learn about the differences between standard mindfulness and effortless mindfulness, including the stages of awakening and the shift in identity. Explore the concepts of shifting and unhooking in mindfulness practice, and recognize the boundless field of awareness within ourselves. Discover the method of connecting with a spacious awareness by shifting attention to the space between objects.
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Effortless mindfulness uncovers the loving, awake consciousness already within us, providing a direct path to a deeper understanding of our true nature.
By tuning into awake awareness, we shift from being focused outward to recognizing the boundless field of aware presence within us, leading to a profound sense of well-being and a shift in our identity.
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Effortless Mindfulness: Upgrading Our Operating System
Effortless mindfulness is a unique form of meditation practiced in wisdom-based traditions worldwide. Unlike deliberate mindfulness, it doesn't involve creating a meditative state but rather uncovering the loving, awake consciousness already within us. This upgrade to our operating system offers a direct path to a deeper understanding of who we truly are.
Direct Recognition and Gradual Unfolding
Effortless mindfulness involves both direct recognition and gradual unfolding. Direct recognition is a remembering, a deeper uncovering of our true nature. By shifting our awareness, we realize that we're not limited to the small thought-based mind, but that there's an alert, aware, and wise consciousness that we can respond from. Through familiarization, our body, nervous system, and neuronal networks rewire, enabling us to live from this awareness-based knowing.
Tuning Into Awake Awareness and Finding Self-Essence
Effortless mindfulness allows us to tune into awake awareness rather than identifying solely with our thoughts and emotions. By turning the light of awareness around, we shift from being focused outward to recognizing the boundless field of aware presence within us. This awareness is alert, free from suffering, and interconnected with all of life. The practice involves recognizing and familiarizing ourselves with this awake awareness, leading to a shift in our identity and a profound sense of well-being.
What’s here now if the peace you’re seeking is already here? In this episode, Loch examines the differences between standard mindfulness and the nondual direct way of Effortless Mindfulness, where we are mindful from another level of Mind. Hear about the stages of awakening: from direct recognition to realization to familiarization to expression. Learn to immediately access our inherent awareness-based knowing that unfolds into an embodied life of wisdom and compassion.
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