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by DonQ
Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:41 am
Forum: New practitioners
Topic: Stuck on week 5
Replies: 17
Views: 7255

Re: Stuck on week 5

Hi Jon and Gareth, Are we talking about mindfulness in Buddhism? If not, I'm sorry about my post. But as far as I know about mindfulness in Buddhism, here it is: Satipatthana: foundations of mindfulness 1. Kayanupassana: contemplation of the body; mindfulness as regards the body 2. Vedananupassana: ...
by DonQ
Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:20 pm
Forum: New practitioners
Topic: Stuck on week 5
Replies: 17
Views: 7255

Re: Stuck on week 5

Hi stavros16, stavros16 wrote: “It asks that when a thought comes into my head I should concentrate on the associated physical sensation in my body. This is where I have come unstuck because as negative and unpleasant as a thought may be, I am in a stress free environment at home whilst doing this p...
by DonQ
Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:18 pm
Forum: New practitioners
Topic: How to work with chronic worry
Replies: 23
Views: 10782

Re: How to work with chronic worry

Hi Mindfulness Newbie, Mindfulness Newbie wrote: “I need help with worry. I constantly worry about what-ifs. It is as though I feel compelled to think the scenarios through until I feel that they are unlikely to happen. The problem is, I will see domething whcih reminds me of the scenario I am worri...
by DonQ
Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:18 pm
Forum: Mindfulness & Me
Topic: Constant mindfulness is so tiring!!
Replies: 17
Views: 14085

Re: Constant mindfulness is so tiring!!

Hi noegoman, I’m also new here (and I’m not native English either) and this is my first post. I think that you expect “too much, too soon.” When you are in daily life activities, your mind already have a lot of thing to do. If you also burden your mind with mindfulness practice, trying to focus only...