The Mindfulness Summit

I signed up for the summit but so far have gotten nothing in my email.

I will try registering again.

 

When i take a walk i notice the sounds around me the color of plants the sound of the winds...this is how i keep present . When i am at a store i notice sounds color of my fruits things of that nature.

I find these talk boring and to complicated for a simple process. My opinion , i hope i did not offend anybody.

 

None taken, it's good to read others opinions. I think most people find meditation boring because they're not used to sitting there and being with their own thoughts.

It's more than just being mindful of surrounds etc, but how we use mindfulfullness when we interact with others.

Being mindfull is to not only enjoy the moment, but to bring thoughts into awareness without judgement, or acting upon ones ego. Which we all have a tendency to do.

If we can master it from both angles then I think it can be very effective.

I agree, it is simple, yet so many of us don't set aside time to do it.

 

The beauty of mindfulness is that it allows a sense of peace and happiness despite our external conditions. It's a moment to moment decision. It's an oxymoron that mindfulness exists in the mind. It's about nonattachment to our thoughts and external conditions. It's about getting out of our gross minds and connecting with our innate peaceful nature.
When one suffers from not "being heard" what that is really about is an attempt to control the external, if only this person didn't do this or that, no one is "listening" to me....no.... It's not about that. That is letting peace and happiness be controlled by things outside ourselves, no lasting peace in that. We can't control or think our way to peace and happiness. Peace is the way.
Mindfulness allows observation of the world around us without judgement, observe and let it go. Therein lies lasting peace and happiness, moment by infinite moment.

 

I still have not gotten anything in my email after enrolling in the mindfulness sessions. I enrolled a second time but hear nothing from anyone.

I am watching mindfulness videos on Youtube and practicing how to see, feel, smell, etc. things around me, and from tranquil vacations on a sunny beach.
I hope the sessions are helping others.

 

Rock on Mike, well said!

 

Walt,
Excellent idea. The key is daily
practice

I am having some issues also. here are some links i got today. -1- make sure you signed up for the 31 day challenge. Then check this out . I got it via Email today

You can tune into the summit now by choosing one of these 3 options (read this carefully):
1. If you have already created a password and a Free Access Pass in the past 2 days then login with your password here
2. If you have not been able to watch any sessions yet and this is the first time tuning into a talk, then you need to create a Free Access Pass by registering a password here
3. if you have lost your password and have had any troubles with this in the past 2 days go here. We have improved the password reset process.

and here is a link to join the 31 day challenge click here
Matthew

 

BR, I take no offense. We each need to do what is right for us. Are you saying the forum talks are boring or the meditation is boring?
Matthew

 

This is the truth. There are so many beautiful practices out there. To chase everything you see or read can be overwhelming and it becomes more about the pursuit of mindfulness than the actual experience of mindfulness. Keep it simple. Choose one or a few things and follow your bliss.

 

I agree, but I like the point that Forest made earlier. The fact that we have the opportunity to participate in a Summit which last 31 day's, gives us the opportunity to tune in, understand the value of and make the habit of practicing mindfulness "stick".

 

I agree that is great to be exposed to so many things. What I meant I suppose is to embrace that which resonates with you and don't feel obliged to follow every perspective. There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.

 

The meditations

 

Its very repetitive .... A week summit i can understand but a month wow

 

BR, yes they are. That said, I have been meditating since 2008. It has been the biggest thing toward my TMS recovery and life changes in general. As Jon Kabat-Zinn says, it is ironic how much effort it takes to do nothing

 

Effortless effort. Amazing how we crave that space once it becomes daily practice. Once I get there often times it is hard to leave. Not that it is an escape, the clarity is so freeing. I just love it.

 

Also, important not to judge the experience, just making the effort is a great step towards peace and creates good karma.

 

This is the perfect story to add to this thread! All those stories we tell ourselves, that we are not good enough, none of it is true. Meditation is one of the best ways to lose that story. Connecting with the light within, call it God, call it Buddah nature, it exists in every person. We are all worthy of peace.