Further Reading: Free Guided Meditation ScriptsMindfulness practice helps us to quiet the mind, naturally encouraging us to relate to the world through our intuition and through our direct senses. It empowers us to enhance our lives in healthy ways, so the benefits of such practices are infinite. Guided meditations provide a framework for this honest inner exploration, setting the stage for personal and powerful insights to arise authentically and with impact.
Working with Judgments
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Nicole LannertonePublished July 11, 2015 · Updated March 27, 2024 · 1 min read
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Working skillfully with thought
Thoughts arise on their own, but the ones we believe become the architecture of our lives. “Working with Judgments” is a chance to notice which stories you have been carrying — and to question whether they still serve you.
How mindfulness can help
Mindfulness reveals thoughts as events in awareness, rather than facts about reality. By stepping back to observe a thought without immediately believing it, we recover a quiet authority over our inner life. We choose which voices to listen to, and which to thank and release.
Gentle steps to try
- Catch the thought. When a familiar story appears, silently note, “Thinking,” and watch it the way you might watch a cloud.
- Investigate it. Ask: is this absolutely true? What do I know directly, without the commentary?
- Soften the grip. Try saying, “A thought is arising that says…” instead of “I think…”. Notice the spaciousness this creates.
- Choose where to invest attention. You cannot control what arises, but you can choose what you nourish with your continued attention.
You are not your thoughts. You are the awareness in which they appear, stay a while, and dissolve. Trust that quieter knowing.
