Friday, September 2, 2022

Via IMS Sangha News ~ September 2022

 


What Is Mindfulness and
Why Is It Essential to Our Liberation?
IMS Resident Teacher Chas DiCapua

We hear a lot about mindfulness these days. But what is it and why should we be mindful? And if we're mindful, will it help ensure things turn out okay?
In this dharma talk, given as part of a retreat called Stillness & Insight at the IMS Retreat Center, Chas DiCapua explains what mindfulness is, why it’s essential to our liberation, and how we can grow and strengthen our mindfulness practice.

“Without mindfulness and without being present and knowing what's happening in our body and mind, knowing our own experience, the habit patterns of our heart and mind are going to be in the driver's seat. Our habit patterns are going to be pulling the levers and switches, in terms of governing what we say, what we do, and even what we think. When we're mindful, we have the choice of whether they'll be in the driver's seat or not."

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