By Rhonda Magee — 2015
There might be a solution to implicit racial bias, argues Rhonda Magee: cultivating moment-to-moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, and surroundings.
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One trait of highly successful people is having a positive outlook on life, always moving forward, always learning – especially when it’s hard. We’re not typically grateful for the “worst” things in our lives. If we want to have a growth mindset, we should be.
“Mindfulness” means way more than the English word “mind.
Effortless mindfulness, the next step in mindfulness training, taps into an awake awareness that is naturally available to us.
A calm mind and even temper can help make peace with life’s difficulties.
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Here’s the simplest way to practice mindfulness: stop whatever you’re doing and shift your attention to the physical sensation of a few breaths as they come in and go out of your body. This plants you squarely in the present moment.
While it may be tempting to dismiss what some have called “mindfulness culture,” we should not dismiss mindfulness itself.
We are all mindless much of the time, even though we don’t realize it.
The opportunity of these times is calling us all to remember the power of inner silence-not a silence that condones hate, injustice, or lies, but a silence that speaks loud enough to find solutions that return us to values and virtues.
Often, when teaching a new idea or practice, it helps to try to boil it down to its essentials. Getting to the pith of things is very important and being able to do so in a way that reaches and sticks with others is a sign of genius.
How can Buddhism and mindfulness help people?