Most of us understand the importance of doing good and standing up for what is just, but how might we discern being "upright" from being self-righteous? A dedicated mindfulness practice can help.
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An apology, when well intended and mindfully applied, can be one of human beings' most powerful elixirs for both the giver and the receiver. Yet like many concepts, it has been misunderstood and misused.
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Assumptions are one of the many mental habits that can cause us and those around us much suffering. A practice of mindfulness can clarify this, offering us a wider range of choices for wise responding.
The practice of mindfulness allows us to think more broadly and flexibly, going beyond the dualities of us or them, black and white, and all or nothing thinking.
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At the Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness, we honor thousands of years of wisdom tradition in elevating the importance of community in the development of a robust practice.
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Useful fictions are mind tools that help us understand and navigate the world, but we can inadvertently cause harm to ourselves and others when we're not mindful of them.
Seeing through the lens of three interrelated "I"s is a framework that might help us awaken to the role we play individually and collectively in co-constructing our reality.
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Mindfulness training can help us cultivate the fundamental skills needed for a paradigm shift that might reduce or eliminate the primary causes of human suffering.
Mindful eating is a wonderful way to practice mindfulness while fulfilling a basic need, repairing an unhealthy relationship with food, and improving attunement to the body's requirements and signals.
How might mindfulness help us face the dark side of humanity so that we can communicate skillfully across differences and work together to create a more just and peaceful world?
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Being an upstander requires us to be mindful and observant, willing to bear witness to the suffering of others, and open to taking wise and compassionate action to help reduce that suffering. It involves an attitude of looking out for one another and taking an active role in co-creating a more just world.
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Mindfulness can play a key role in connecting our actions with our values through practicing sustaining closer objective attention to what is actually happening in our lives, rather than relying on assumptions or wishes.
Through a dedicated mindfulness practice, we are increasingly able to notice the ego at work, reduce our reactivity to ego threats, and make choices about how to respond in a way that is skillful - not just for ourselves, but for the benefit of all.
In times of great change, our mindfulness practice can empower and fortify us to be activists for a better world, in a sustainable way, for the 10,000 mile journey ahead.
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Taking the Self Out of Self-Righteousness
Anatomy of a Mindful Apology
Mindfulness of Self-Fulfilling Assumptions
Mindfulness of Good and Evil
The Case for Community Mindfulness Practice
Six Years of Ashtanga Yoga
Mindfulness of Useful Fictions
Three Interrelated “I”s of Mindfulness Based Insight
Mindfulness: An Upstream Approach
Mindful Eating: Nourish Bowls
My Mindfulness Teacher Training Journey: Embodiment of Gratitude
Practice Equals Pressure Plus Persistence
Protected: Facing Our Dark Side with Skillful Means
Are You an Upstander?
Mindfulness of Values
Mindfulness of Empowerment
Mindfulness of Ego
Mindfulness at a Crossroads