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How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Meditation
What is Meditation?
How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Meditation
What is Meditation?
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Mindfulness 101: A Beginner's Guide
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Hi, and welcome to your Daily Mindfulness.
Today, I'm going to talk
about uprooting negativity.
So it's not what we look
at, but how we see it.
It's not what happens,
but what we perceive.
We may be impacted by events in the
world around us, but ultimately it's our
thoughts that often define our experience.
Let's say you wake up one day and you
see that it's raining outside your window
and then a thought pops into your head
that says, Ugh, what a dreadful day.
Now is the day actually dreadful?
Or is that just a judgment?
Of course the day's not dreadful.
It's simply raining, but if you believe
that thought, guess what you'll have?
Right.
You'll have a dreadful day.
In other words, a thought like that
can generate a lot of negativity.
I mean, for instance, you could
often easily have the different
interpretation of the rain, right?
Like, Oh, hooray.
This is an abundance of rain
watering our food and our trees.
How lucky is that?
And so will a thought like
that make you feel completely
differently to the first one.
You bet it will.
The former breeds negativity, this
thought breeds gratitude and joy.
So what's the basic mechanics of
the thoughts that breed negativity?
Well, basically they are thoughts
of resistance to what is.
Resistance basically says I don't
want what is, I don't like what
is, what is, is not good enough
or it shouldn't be happening.
So for instance, underneath that thought,
Oh, what a dreadful day, is a basic
sentiment of, I don't like this rain.
I don't want it.
It shouldn't be happening.
So if you want to feel negativity,
you just think thoughts that dislike,
resent or see deficiency in what is.
Now you can do this with your body.
Just look in the mirror and think yuck.
I don't like this.
It's not good enough.
And you'll feel immediate
negative emotions.
You can do this with your partner.
Just look at your partner
and think this person sucks.
I don't like this about them.
I don't like that about them.
And you'll start to immediately
feel resentment and negativity.
You can do this with anything.
You can do it with the weather,
the food on your plate, your
finances, your work, other people.
But the more we can remind ourselves
that it's not what's happening to us or
around us that defines our experience,
it's how we relate to it, the more we
can create space for calm, clarity,
joy, and wisdom within ourselves.
And the more we're empowered to take
skillful action to change things if it's
required, because of course you don't
have to be negative to create change.
You take more skillful action
when it comes from a place of
presence and non-resistance.
So today's invitation is to see if you
can uproot negativity in your life.
Just even if it's just a little bit.
So if you notice the mind getting
caught up in resistance and resentment,
see if you can change your perception
to gratitude and acceptance.
Accept first and then act if
required, but doing so from a
place of presence and inner peace.
I wish you a wonderful
practice with this today.
And as always, thank you for doing this
work in the world and within yourself.
And just inviting you now to
settle in for today's meditation.
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