The Crazy Wisdom man, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, on “mindfulness” (from Ocean of Dharma) ……………..
The shamatha style of meditation, meditation based on mindfulness, is particularly recommended by the Buddha. It has been known as the only way for beginning meditators for 2,500 years. To begin with, we could discuss the attitude that brings about possibilities of mindfulness. This 
attitude is not particularly opinionated. When we talk about attitude in this context, we are talking about awareness of mind, which is precisely what mindfulness is. Awareness of mind means that you are aware, that your mind is aware of yourself. In other words, the basic point is that you’re aware that you’re aware. The suggestion here is that you are not a machine; you are an individual person relating with what’s happening around you. And mindfulness in this particular case is the sense of being.
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New to Meditation? Was glad to see this today. I’ve just picked up a book by a student of Chogyam Trungpa, an instructor from Naropa University, and am really enjoying her adaption of Trungpa’s thought to psychological processes and healing. Check out Irini Rockwell’s The Five wisdom Energies and then Natural Brilliance.
It had been a while since I read the first and when I picked up Natural Brilliance this weekend, I realized I wanted to go back over her first book…. so do yourself a favor, if you are interested, read them in order. Natural Brilliance really expands upon the foundation of The Five Wisdom Energies.
Jen
I’ve never read any of IR’s writing — I’ll look for it. Thanks!
Was also looking at Roshi Glassman’s site today and he has a chart on the 5 Energy Families. . . nice quick reference.
Am excited to be reading Rockwell’s book as a therapist. . . great implications for working with people and helping them to understand themselves in the world.
Let me know if you get to read it.
Peace, Jennifer
thank you! I’m always looking for books & writers to put on my “list”