Guided Awareness Practices

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The clear distinction between attention and awareness is one of the things that makes The Mind Illuminated such an effective approach to meditation.

Most people know what attention feels like, but don’t have a clear sense of what awareness feels like, even if they understand the concept.

These short practices will help you to understand awareness and get an experiential sense of it.

Also, if you have any feedback or suggestions for improvements, I hope to keep improving this, so please comment below or email me at dharmarational@gmail.com.

Author: RationalShinkai

Ollie lives in England. He likes meditation, peanut butter, Oxford commas and irony.

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  1. Hello, thanks for putting this online it is a great read and helped me understand awareness more.

    I have question regarding monitoring the quality of attention and checking in/labelling. Does monitoring the quality of attention substitute checking in? I have noticed when I increase the montoring quality of awareness, introspective stuff also comes up but what is most interesting is that introspective stuff arises when I pay even closer attention to the breath. How should one proceed and how often should one do the practices in a formal sitting session?

    Do you start by paying attention to the breath, then monitoring the quality of attention and then labeling or do you get a feeling on how and when to do each and every one of these practices? How do you know when to do each one and what the “proper state of mind looks like”? I have a feeling I have traded off attention for awareness right now because I feel more relaxed but there seems to be a sense of dullness/spaciousness/tiredness and general absentmindedness. Do you suggest using more attention when this occurs?

    Thanks!

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