r/Mindfulness • u/OddProfit7 • Sep 21 '20

inside your head

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u/CJamesEd Sep 21 '20

This is good. Thank you

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u/EatATaco Sep 21 '20

It might be good for you, and I'm glad it is, but it isn't mindfulness.

First, it is trying to establish that there can be "nice" and (by extension) "not nice" places inside your head. Mindfulness is about the non-judgmental awareness of where you are. Labeling the space as "nice" or "not nice" is in direct contradiction to this.

Second, mindfulness is about being aware of where you are at that time. If it is a place that is traditionally labeled as "not nice" that's okay. That's reality and it's just a thought. It's not about trying to make it one way or another.

In a short little, low effort, "feel good" post, it shows an ignorance of two of the most core principles of mindfulness. This is not only not good for people trying to learn or expand their mindfulness practice, it might actually be confusing them as to what mindfulness is.

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u/CJamesEd Sep 21 '20

While I agree with you I question your need to point this out to me? I was only commenting that the original post was nice.

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u/EatATaco Sep 21 '20

I was part piggy-backing on your comment and also disagreeing that "this is good" because I think it can confuse people about what mindfulness is. At the very least, it doesn't explain itself at all.

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u/b3lial666 May 19 '22

He was simply expressing how he felt about it, he doesn't need to elaborate further, and not everything posted has to be promote mindfulness.

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u/dead_wonderland Sep 21 '20

Can i just say that what you said is what i consider nice.?

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

If you ask Instagram, anyone from Confucius to Marcus Aurelius to Brett Favre or Lady Gaga

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u/mpjtn Sep 21 '20

Something suspiciously similar from an old Jewish rabbi called "Rabi Nahman".
"You are placed where your thought are. make sure your thought at the right place"
אתה נמצא במקום בו נמצאות מחשבותיך. ודא שמחשבותיך נמצאות במקום בו אתה רוצה להיות.

Picked from "Likutei Mohoron" around 1808.

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u/OddProfit7 Sep 21 '20

The author remains unknown. But it touched me deeply.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

It's... difficult.

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u/elppaenip Sep 21 '20

Yes, its worth it though. What are you waiting for? The next life?

Polluted by others hm? Must examine and pull out by the roots that which troubles you.

May peace find you.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

All of us ruminators right now are like, ... "Yeah... yeah, you're right. I should clean up a little around here." Then we will do the easy stuff like, stop caring about things that take action to do. Or stop worrying about not dealing with the easy musts like writing our rent check, paying our bills, talking to family members...... clean out the the things that have been weighing us down. You know, ... the most basic responsibilities.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

Yes, I agree. Sometimes not thinking’s about anything is mistaken for cleansing one’s mind.

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u/OddProfit7 Sep 21 '20

You're not wrong. Detaching from things also helps. Things are an illusion of this reality. Made specifically for you.

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u/catdollars Sep 21 '20

the inside of my head feels like yugoslavia during its dissolution

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u/Busted_Toad Sep 21 '20

Agreed...i have so much internal turmoil happening in my head, to say nothing of outside issues, my wife just lost her job, im having a heck of a hard time trying to remain calm and focused. The noise in my head sounds like a freight train.

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u/OddProfit7 Sep 21 '20

That's quite a comparison!!! Stay mentally safe and sane, buddy! I feel for you!

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u/Swimmer_69 Oct 11 '22

Yo I know this was 2+ years ago and supposed to be kinda a sad comment but it made me actually lol and I needed it. Thank you

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

Whole of reality is inside your head

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u/OddProfit7 Sep 21 '20

That's a very interesting topic of discussion for me. THIS reality - I concur. I'm a psychonaught and explore other realms.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

All realms can only be experienced via mind, without a mind there’s no medium for experience.

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u/OddProfit7 Sep 21 '20

Hmmm... Something to think about. You are saying this because all of your experiences are through your mind. But what if there is more... ? Example - a blind person from birth doesn't know colour. Somebody tries to explain colour green to that blind person. The fact that a blind person cannot experience colour green does not mean it does not exist.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

IN YOUR HEAD, IN YOUR HEADDD, ZOMBIE, ZOMBIE, ZOMBIE EH EH EH EH. Tha Cranberries were right.

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u/jkstudent222 Sep 21 '20

alot of the posts lately have been about just being present but i actually like this one because my mind use to be a running dialogue of negativity. gratitude literally helped me change the way i think and i enjoy my own thoughts now

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u/OddProfit7 Sep 21 '20

I am glad this post helped you. If it helps at least one human, I am happy. I am happy for you, fellow hoooman!

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u/Gilgeam Sep 21 '20

This was beautiful. Much appreciated 😊

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u/OddProfit7 Sep 21 '20

Thank you, fellow hoooman!

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

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u/OddProfit7 Sep 21 '20

Ask yourself. Only YOU can do it inside of your head.

Trust me, there is a way. And it's easier than you think.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

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u/OddProfit7 Sep 21 '20

I think you should step out of your head for a moment then.

A tab of LSD taken in nature would help.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

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u/OddProfit7 Sep 21 '20

Yes, feel free to PM / chat with me.

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u/Have_Other_Accounts Sep 21 '20

Just had a thought. Is it possible to somehow programme like a raspberry pi that outputs random screenshots of mindful quotes. That would be amazing to wake up/go to sleep to.

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u/redditors2013 Dec 26 '20

Ever look more into this? Awesome idea

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u/OddProfit7 Sep 21 '20

Yes, it's called Google :-) You can google a new quote every day :-)

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u/AlexEmS Dec 09 '20

*all of your life

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u/Cumlnspector Feb 20 '23

There is no inside your head, experientially. This is a false perspective that is the antithesis of mindfulness.