Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Works?
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Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Works?
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Re: Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Works?
#2Try it.
Re: Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Works?
#3You could wait for the research to be conclusive, or you could dive in right now and radically improve your life.
I recommend starting with the free short book, Mindfulness In Plain English - http://www.wisdompubs.org/sites/default/files/preview/Mindfu...
Re: Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Works?
#4Try it.
Found the Guru
Re: Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Works?
#5Try it.
Well, it isn't scientific proof, at least.
Re: Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Works?
#6What would it mean for it to "work"?
What would such proof look like?
(Self-reports of well-being? Seems wrong)
Re: Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Works?
#7Videos of monks performing self-immolation are enough proof to me.
These monks practice mindfulness meditation for decades, and as a result, they have such control over their minds that they are literally able to "ignore" the pain of being on fire and sit still through the entire duration.
Re: Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Works?
#8Engaging in mindfulness implies changing what you think about, or, where your focus is. This can be therapeutic to persons who are suffer from anxiety and depression because it interrupts periods where negative thoughts dominate their consciousness and replaces them with periods where their thoughts focused on current circumstances that are generally benign or pleasant.
For persons who don't benefit from such therapy, mindfulness could mean re-focusing away from the abstract thinking that solves problems or invents or creates. Many people deliver their work product or improve their circumstances through this type of thinking. Practicing mindfulness may negatively impact them by reducing the amount of time they spend contemplating in such areas.
Re: Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Works?
#9You could wait for the research to be conclusive, or you could dive in right now and radically improve your life. I recommend starting with the free short book, Mindfulness In Plain English - http://www.wisdompubs.org/sites/default/files/preview/Mindfu...
That's kind of begging the question, though. The question is, will diving in radically improve my life?
I'm not saying it won't, by the way. I myself practice something that some might consider to be mindfulness. But you are assuming facts not in evidence, as a lawyer might say.
Re: Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Works?
#10Try it.
Worked for acupuncture, right? Buddhism can be incredibly superstitious and anything associated with it requires skepticism.