Teachings,+Mindfulness

Mindfulness
(By Silmerion Skywalker)

In these days, I like to share with you some of the teachings I learnt from the Lama who came to Venice last weekend. He didn't talk about complicated concepts or techniques, and didn't give us so many intellectual informations to remember, he said that the most important thing for him was practice: regular meditation, but also bringing practice in all our life, being always mindful. This sounds very much like Qui-Gon Jinn's advice "Be mindful of the Living Force" In the book "The Dharma of Star Wars", I found this contemplation on mindfulness: "Whether sitting, standing, walking, or lying down, be mindful day and night of your bodily position and actions. Whether pleasant, neutral, or unpleasant, be mindful day and night of your feelings. Whether kind, impartial, or cruel, be mindful day and night of your thoughts. Whether focused, ambivalent, or dispersed be mindful day and night of your state of mind." Being always mindful, totally in the here and now, helps very much with self-control and it allows us to do everything better, focusing all of our energy on what we are living. In this state, we are fully connected with the Living Force and it's easier to recognize its Will and follow it.

May the Force guide you Master Silmerion Skywalker