Category: Mindfulness

Non Judgment

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What is Non Judgment?   ‘Non Judgment’ is one of the seven attitudinal foundations of Mindfulness. In fact Mindfulness has been defined as ‘Being in the present with awareness and non judgment.’ Does that sound like fun, or a bit too saintly?   What does ‘Judgment’ mean here? The opinion that something is right or […]

Beginner’s Mind

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One of the central concepts or ‘attitudinal foundations’ of Mindfulness is the ‘Beginner’s Mind’.   Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki said, in  Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, “In the Beginner’s Mind there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind there are few.“   Having a Beginner’s Mind means being open to experience, not making your mind up […]