3 Degrees of Mindfulness

Now that we have a general understanding of mindfulness, it is important to understand the subtleties and powers of different practices. Once you understand this, you can make a rationale decision as to which program you want to pursue.  There are several degrees of developing the power of the mindfulness that is achieved through different mindfulness techniques.   

Intermittent Mindfulness The first level or degree is what I would call intermittent mindfulness. This, is what is taught in many introductory mindfulness or stress reduction programs and is about recognizing when the mind has wandered, then bringing it back to the present object of concentration (ie. thoughts, sounds, or the breath). Its focus is more on the attention capacity of our mind than nurturing strong and sustained mindfulness.  

Sustained Mindfulness: The second level is sustained mindfulness. After training our attention repeatedly using a consistent methodology we start to have greater success and habit of the mind focusing on the present moment. The benefit of sustained mindfulness is that it yields increased clarity and greater resistance power to the negative states of mind. It is a form of mental stamina and resistance.

Full-Power Mindfulness: The third level or power of mindfulness is what I would call full-power mindfulness. This is when mindfulness and the associated mental states become dominant forces in overpowering and obliterating the negative mind states and habits from repeating. The clarity, focus and understanding that arises from this level of practice provides the gateway to the ultimate outcomes that these practices offer.

While every higher practice level encompasses the lower forms of mindfulness as well, the lower forms do not guarantee reaching the higher forms. It is better to choose a mindfulness method, that you can apply at all levels, so that you develop strong and healthy mindfulness habits that you will not have to change in the future.

For those who are Type A personalities and eager to achive the greatest success, you would want to chose a Full-Power mindfulness method. This is how you can successfully bring your perfectionist mindset to the mindfulness practice and use it to your benefit. My courses (found on www.mindfulness.business) have the potential to take you on the whole mindfulness journey with all the potential benefits, big and small. They are based on a method with a proben track record and history.

Whether you are new to mindfulness or have tried other programs and methodologies, I encourage you to try the practice so you can experience the simplicity and power of what I teach, the same method practiced by thousands of lay people and monks and nuns throughout Asia and the world.

I have trained in this method for more than 30 years with the world's leading teachers, and now I want to make what I have found to be the most powerful and effective techniques accessible to you, without you having to incur the expense, the health consequences or the time of having to travel to distant and remote destinations overseas.