Joseph Goldstein talks about working with thoughts as an object of mindfulness. How we relate the thoughts mindfully in our meditation practice.

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Working With Thoughts, by Joseph Goldstein:

This morning, I’d like to speak a little bit about working with thoughts as an object of mindfulness. How we relate the thoughts mindfully in our meditation practice.

The foundational understanding is that the fact that thoughts are arising or appearing the mind is not a problem. That’s just an activity of the mind to think. So the practice is to become more and more mindful of the fact that thinking is happening, the experience of thinking happening, rather than the more frequent pattern of being lost in thought and carried away in thought, and not knowing that thinking is going on.

So, it’s really important to set that understanding in the mind clearly, because people so often people come to meditation with the belief or the idea that it means we’re not supposed to think, and then it simply becomes a source of great frustration.

There may be times when there are more or less thoughts happening depending on the times when there are few thoughts appearing, but the fact that thoughts arise, that’s not, that’s not a problem for practice.

We really want to strengthen our ability to be aware of this object when it appears. So, there are many ways and levels on which we can practice this.

One way of undertaking the practice of mindfulness of thoughts is to pay attention and see if you can recognize the predominant themes that come again and again. So, for example, you may notice over time that you have a lot of planning thoughts, or judging thoughts. Maybe there’s thoughts about your family, or about your work. So, I used to suggest people make the note in a work tape, family tape, whatever. But then, it was pointed that people don’t use tape anymore (people laughs).

So, this is the holdover from the old tapes. And so, you can use the term if it’s helpful, but you can find some other,.. maybe track. (people laughs). The word track. But if you can recognize the familiar patterns, and make a note specific to that pattern, knowing as you’re practicing. It’s as if you’re keeping an eye out, an inner, mental eye out for the arising of that particular pattern.

It will help you be aware of it early on. You know, it’s like you’re setting the radar out for the arising of the work thought, for the family thought, for the future, whatever it may be.

So, recognizing the particular patter, creating some kind of mental note or mental label. Very simple, you know, where you can tag it as it arises. Having set the intention in the mind to really keep an eye out for it. I think you’ll find overtime that you can get quite adept at picking them up closer to the beginning.

Be very attentive to the tone of voice of whatever note you’re making, because for this to be effective, for us to really develop some wisdom with regards to the thinking process, we need to be aware of the fact that thought is there without aversion, without judgment, without the attitude that it shouldn’t be there. It simply the bare recognition. Oh, this is arising. This is arising. So, the tone of voice of note will reveal whether there’s some unconscious attitude in the mind.

If you find yourself noting with a harsh, aversive tone, that’s a signal, that’s a feedback that there’s that attitude in the mind and that can be changed in quite a remarkable way simply by changing the tone of the note, and all of these is in the mind. So, if you soften out thinking, thinking, thinking, or planning, whatever it is.

So, it’s something to particularly pay attention to the attitude of the mind with regards to the fact that the thought is there, and see if you can just come to that place of simple recognition.

So, that’s one arena of being aware of thought.

With the random thoughts that don’t particularly fit into any particular theme, the simple note of thinking will do. And don’t spend a lot of time trying to figure out. Oh, is it this theme, or that theme? If it doesn’t come in the moment, you know, just thinking, thinking.

Then, notice what happens as you become aware that you’re thinking, or as you become mindful of it, and perhaps noting it, what happens to the thought? And it’s not that anything in particular that should happen. It’s just a note of what does actually happen. Does the thought disappear? Does it continue? Does it fade out? Hm? Again, it’s just a way of becoming mindful of the process that is happening. We’re not trying to make anything particular happen.

The whole test in this exercise is to refine the ability to be aware of thought as it’s happening in whatever way it does.

Couple of other ways of practicing with thought. Now, the reason why we give so much emphasis on this particular aspect of mindfulness is that the phenomenon of thought of thinking is such an interesting and powerful part of our lives, and I think we’ve all had the experience that when we’re not aware that thinking is going on, thoughts have tremendous power. They’re like little dictators in mind. We’re lost in them. They’re influencing our whole mental state.

They’re motivating us to act in one way or another. And the thoughts go here, go there, do this do that, and we are just like slaves of thoughts. And yet, when we are aware of thinking, when we’re really being mindful and see it arising, and passing in the mind, we see that thought in its very nature is completely empty. It’s like transparent, it’s so ___, it’s like this little blip of energy that arises. A thought is really literally more than nothing when we’re looking at it directly.

So, the more awareness we bring to it, and the more wisdom we develop with regards to thought as a phenomenon, they begin to lose so much of their power and it gives us the ability to exercise much greater discernment.

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Mindfulness Exercises  - Teaching Mindfulness Can Seem Scary - Mindfulness Exercises Podcast 10:08
Mindfulness Exercises - Teaching Mindfulness Can Seem Scary - Mindfulness Exercises Podcast
6/5/2022
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What makes teaching mindfulness unique

Kevin reminds us why teaching mindfulness is unlike teaching anything else. As mindfulness teachers, we offer a practice and help people learn for themselves versus merely giving them information. Motivating others to practice lets them experience their own insights.

“What we really want to do is get people excited about [the] practice, we want them to want to practice, we want to inspire them.”

The importance of exploring what drives you to teach

While we might come to teaching with lofty goals of enlightening the world, that may not be our only motivation. We may feel a responsibility to keep a particular tradition alive, serve a unique population, or practice right livelihood.

“Hopefully our primary goal is to serve people, and I think for many of us, that’s what motivates us….Our lives are so transformed we just really want to share it.”

The significance of challenge in our own practice

If we have a consistent practice, we’ve likely faced challenges and hardship along our journey. This experience allows us to help others through the same difficulties. Also, we can only sit with the pain of others to the extent we’ve worked through our own pain. As teachers, we’re often asked to heal others, but fixing can be a form of aversion.

“The capacity to hear people’s pain … without having to fix it, that’s what allows me/ allows you to hear your own wisdom.”

Holding space for differences

Group facilitation skills and our personal practice help us remain grounded when dealing with shy or dominant students, or those in a group who are undergoing crises. Being patient, open and educated is also important when it comes to holding space for those with varying life experiences.

“Each of us, particularly white people, really have a responsibility to educate ourselves around racism.”

What you teach depends on who you teach

What you might teach depends on who you are teaching. That said, there are foundational topics worth teaching to everyone. Kevin offers a list of basic and advanced mindfulness topics we might present to students. It’s also useful to spend time defining mindfulness itself and the importance of letting go.

“Here I am telling people how to let go, or how to let go of control, and instead they’re always asking me, how can I control, how can I control my mind. And I keep telling them that’s not what I’m teaching you, I’m teaching you how to be with the experience, not to fix it.”

On the business of teaching mindfulness

Who we teach and where influences the topics we choose and what we might need additional training in. For example MBSR training is particularly helpful for working in hospitals or helping clients manage depression and anxiety. But if you’re teaching mindfulness to children, your training will be different. Kevin offers suggestions on how to get started as a teacher and emphasizes leaning on your own personal practice as a guide.

“This is just an ongoing process of trying to understand what’s the most helpful way to teach. And that’s meant for me, always, first and foremost, my own practice.”

This talk is a brief version of Kevin’s live presentation to our Mindfulness Teacher Trainees. You can learn more about that program at teach.mindfulnessexercises.com
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Behind The Scenes - Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program with Sean Fargo 13:02
Behind The Scenes - Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program with Sean Fargo
5/25/2022
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Mindfulness Exercises   Unleashing the Power of Mindfulness 12:25
Mindfulness Exercises Unleashing the Power of Mindfulness
6/23/2022
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How often do we bring sustained gentle awareness to the head? What do we notice when we tune into all the different areas of our face and head? Is there room to soften any tension we come across?

Sean Fargo leads a guided mindfulness meditation that invites us to sense into the head with caring curiosity for what we can feel.

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Mindfulness Exercises - Online Mindfulness & Meditation Retreat April 15th -  April 17th 01:47
Mindfulness Exercises - Online Mindfulness & Meditation Retreat April 15th - April 17th
4/8/2022
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Mindfulness Exercises - Imposter Syndrome For New Mindfulness Teachers 03:41
Mindfulness Exercises - Imposter Syndrome For New Mindfulness Teachers
5/8/2022
Mindfulness Exercises - Imposter Syndrome For New Mindfulness Teachers with Sean Fargo
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Loving Kindness Meditation by Kristin Neff 21:01
Loving Kindness Meditation by Kristin Neff
11/28/2020
Kristin Neff leads this loving-kindness meditation. It is a practice designed to generate feelings of goodwill and kindness, both for others and ourselves. This practice is not about wishful thinking; rather, it is a practice that sets our intention on kindness.
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10-Minute Guided Meditation by Tara Brach 10:41
10-Minute Guided Meditation by Tara Brach
6/24/2020
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This soft and soothing 10-minute guided meditation is led by Tara Brach. It is a simple practice that guides us into deeper presence, helping us to ground into the breath, the body, and the open spaciousness around us. Once grounded, the meditation leaves us to sink into silence before closing the practice with the sound of a bell.

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What do you do in mindfulness meditation? Guided Mindfulness Meditation Breathing with Care 21:53
What do you do in mindfulness meditation? Guided Mindfulness Meditation Breathing with Care
8/10/2022
What do you do in mindfulness meditation? Mindfulness is a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you're sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. Practicing mindfulness involves breathing methods, guided imagery, and other practices to relax the body and mind and help reduce stress
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Unlocking the Benefits of Mindfulness: Certification for Teachers 03:43
Unlocking the Benefits of Mindfulness: Certification for Teachers
3/19/2023
Become a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher. Join our online Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training program. Improve your skills and confidence to teach and make a difference. Teach mindfulness and meditation in professional settings, and gain the trust of your corporate teams, organizations, coaching clients, patients, students and individuals.

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Tuning Into Heart and Belly – Guided Meditation With Sean Fargo 20:54
Tuning Into Heart and Belly – Guided Meditation With Sean Fargo
3/4/2022
Tuning Into Heart and Belly – Guided Meditation With Sean Fargo

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Sean Fargo leads a gentle body scan meditation before inviting us to tune in with greater attention to the heart and the belly. This practice invites us to note the different types of energy and sensations present in these two areas of the body.

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