The 7 pillars of mindfulness #6 Acceptance The 7 pillars of mindfulness – #6 Acceptance “…for there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” -W. Shakespeare- Acceptance – what is it? Acceptance means taking things, people or events the way, they are, even if they do not correspond to our […]
5-4-3-2-1 Anchoring Exercise (after Yvonne Dolan, USA) When our thoughts revolve around fearful objects, the outcome is seldom a viable solution, but rather a kind of lukewarm trance, while fear, like in a spiral, increases a little with each run. In such moments stepping out of the endless loop of feelings and thoughts saves energy.
The 7 pillars of mindfulness #5 Non-Striving The 7 pillars of mindfulness – #5 Non-Striving “The art of living means to live your life consciously. Therefore, if you don’t just hurry from one day to the next, but occasionally take a step back and think about how you live, and try to re-orient yourself again
The 7 pillars of mindfulness #4 Trust The 7 pillars of mindfulness – #4 Trust „Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.“ – Khalil Gibran Trust is learned behavior Trust is the subjective certainty, that one can rely on someone, on ourselves
The 7 pillars of mindfulness #3 beginner’s mind The 7 pillars of mindfulness – # 3 Beginner’s mind “One cannot fill a cup that is not empty.” Beginner’s mind- curious attention The beginner’s mind means a special kind of relinquishing prejudice, comparable to the curiosity of a child, who experiences things for
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The 7 pillars of mindfulness #1 Non-Judging The 7 pillars of mindfulness – #1 Non-judging Judging Unconsciously, we constantly judge people, things and events as either good, bad or neutral. This labelling process happens unconsciously and uninterruptedly, like subtitles in a movie. It is exactly this constant inner monologue, that brings about the
The 7 pillars of mindfulness – #2 patience The 7 pillars of mindfulness – #2 patience „Unruly beings are as unlimited as space they cannot possibly all be overcome, but if I overcome thoughts of anger alone this will be equivalent to vanquishing all foes.” – Shantideva Patience The old Buddhist texts define
The 7 pillars of mindfulness The 7 pillars of mindfulness We either have the choice, to see things as they are, or to see things as they are, and to be terribly upset about it. Make your choice now… The 7 pillars of mindfulness form an inner attitude to see things as they are: ‘present
Accepting ourselves – the key to success Accepting ourselves – the key to success “Everything we do for ourselves, we do for others, and everything we do for others, we do for ourselves.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Our mental team In our mind we have sometimes sort of a team meeting. The “mover and shaker”
