Ichinin wrote:
When someone mentions mindfulness i feel like punching that person in the face.
-"Oh, just ignore real life problems and imagine that you live in a fantasy world without any problems".
There is another group of people that do the same - Alcoholics. Works fine for them, right?
I used to feel the same way, but mindfulness as I understand it isn’t about escapism. In fact, it’s the precise opposite. The whole point of mindfulness is to learn how to tolerate the present moment to give your mind space to think objectively. It’s not meant to cure anything and you’re not supposed to be mindful all the time. It’s just building an emotional buffer to give you perspective on stuff. It’s also a skill that takes years to develop so if it’s difficult then that’s to be expected.
I do agree that mindfulness is overrated but I don’t think it lacks merit.
06 Feb 2018, 12:12 pm
