Buddha-Basics (Part X) — Mindfully Right

[Jundo]

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The seventh branch of the Eightfold Path is “Right Mindfulness.”

It may be termed a ‘mindfulness’ of circumstances within and circumstances without (though truly, within is without, and without just within). Right Mindfulness of circumstances “within” includes being attentive to our inner mental-physical conditions, the causes and workings of the body-mind, emotions and thoughts..

We are aware so as to better understand ourselves by understanding mental origins and effects. By becoming aware of the processes, we may thereby gain a degree of acceptance, understanding and control over the mind.

Right Mindfulness of circumstances “without” is an awareness and understanding of the events that surround us in each moment, seeing clearly phenomena as they arise and how we perceive them. We experience how our inner condition, our thoughts and emotions, help create our experience of the world without. We learn to recognize the triggers and effects of greed, anger and ignorance as they arise in others and ourselves.
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“Within” and “without”‘ are not apart. We learn to discern the nature of samsara, impermanent, possessing self yet lacking self, so often dissatisfactory to our own inner “self” which judges it. But we also learn how a change to our inner condition, our emotions and thoughts, will change our experience of all that.


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Remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a sitting time of 15 to 35 minutes is recommended.

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[Dave d]

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[Troy]

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[davewasabi]

Profound teaching. Gassho
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[Rob]

Thank you Jundo.

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[jmiller]

Thank you Jundo.

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[Budo-Dan]

This is perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of this life style (for me at least) letting go of emotions like anger when it arises (as apposed to hanging on to it) not to mention all the mental garbage and judgments I attach to people, places and things. I have a long way to go!

Thank you Jundo!

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[Tai Do]

Thank you, Jundo. This is a hard but great practice. I hope I can advance on the Way so that I can recognize how and when greed, anger and ignorance arrives in mind.
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[Jakuden]

It's great to have these reminders pop up in the forum from time to time. No matter how long we practice, it is easy to lose sight of the basics in the daily shuffle. We always need to renew our commitment to looking deeply into ourselves and our motivations, over and over.

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[Teiro]

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[Bokucho]

Wonderful lesson thank you so much. I'm not sure if anyone is familiar with Culadasa and his work, but awhile back I was really interested in his version of Vipassana mostly utilizing The Mind Illuminated. Would this right mindfulness be similar to his idea of metacognitive introspective awareness? Given the two descriptions I feel like they're very similar, although his method feels like it has a much more clinical, by the book approach to the matter. Any insight (no pun intended) into this would very helpful!

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[Jundo]

Wonderful lesson thank you so much. I'm not sure if anyone is familiar with Culadasa and his work, but awhile back I was really interested in his version of Vipassana mostly utilizing The Mind Illuminated. Would this right mindfulness be similar to his idea of metacognitive introspective awareness? Given the two descriptions I feel like they're very similar, although his method feels like it has a much more clinical, by the book approach to the matter. Any insight (no pun intended) into this would very helpful!

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Joshua
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Hmmm. I feel that Zen folks are generally much much less analytical about the elements of mind, and certainly not so focused on identifying them one by one. Ours might be termed more of a "light" awareness such as "Oh, I am angry now ... let that go." No need to inventory thoughts and emotions one by one, to be constantly mindful of each as they arise one by one, especially as a meditation practice.

Also, from what I know of Culadasa (not so much), he is extremely interested in using meditation and other techniques to attain unusual brain states, very goal oriented and based on attaining deep concentration states. So, no, very different from Shikantaza.

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[Bokucho]

Oh I completely agree, that's part of what turned me off of his methods after awhile, the clinical nature of his approach just felt like it took a lot out of the actual experience. In this case I was mainly just referring to his notion of metacognitive introspective awareness, but I can see now that they're not really similar at all. Thank you for the response!

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[Kaisui]

I am enjoying this series of videos, but this one especially. I have been working through these after completing the beginner series, watching one at the beginning of each sit each day. Yesterday I watched this video on mindfulness, and today I watched it again because I found it so useful for setting my orientation / state of mind at the beginning of sitting. I think this series will be good to return to later, too. Thank you, Jundo.

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[Shinshi]

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I often will go back and rewatch. Often getting a slightly different take than I did before.

Thanks,

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[Meian]

It's great to have these reminders pop up in the forum from time to time. No matter how long we practice, it is easy to lose sight of the basics in the daily shuffle. We always need to renew our commitment to looking deeply into ourselves and our motivations, over and over.

Gassho2, meian st lh

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[Meian]

I often will go back and rewatch. Often getting a slightly different take than I did before.

Gassho2, meian st lh

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[Kaisui]

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I often will go back and rewatch. Often getting a slightly different take than I did before.


That sounds like a very good idea.

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[Anchi]

Thank you Jundo!gassho1

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[Luke108]

Thank you, Jundo.

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