Mindfulness in simple words!

Are you mindful or mind-full?

The main cause of happy life is within you. Dalai Lama

What is Mindfulness and what does it mean to you? Mindfulness is basically a change in the way that you pay attention, but through this slight shift your whole world can transform from the inside out. When it comes to mindfulness there are two things, one understanding it and second knowing it directly in your own experience.

Now you might not understand mindfulness as an idea or a concept yet, but I can promise you that you have already experienced it in your life. Can you think of a time when you were completely engaged in an activity, I mean absolutely absorbed — you weren’t thinking about the kids or shopping or the assignment you needed to do later? Every part of your being was focused in the moment maybe you caught your breath at a beautiful sunrise or maybe you experienced it spontaneously when you’re out in the mountains or simply alone in nature.

Yogi’s and dancers know mindfulness when they lose themselves in the joyful movement of the body and artists know it when they are absorbed in the act of creation. When you find yourselves in these moments, a deep sense of connectedness, suddenly in life everything feels alive, radiates energy and stem sacredness.