Mindfulness Is Not Meditation

It’s ego-based and doesn’t scratch the surface of your potential.

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Meditation is a practice of finding deep stillness within. There are many methods of meditation and many definitions, but one thing they seem to have in common is that the practice is meant to help one access the inner self. You can’t really do this if you’re staying “mindful” by focusing your mind on anything on the outside world such as sensations or movement.

Even if you focus your mind on your mind, it’s still a distraction that is preventing a deeper union ith the self. This may sound paradoxical, but anyone who has done true meditation understands this. There just comes a point in the process when you are liberated past the mind to something greater than yourself. And yet, those who use the word “mindful” think that mindfulness is the same as meditation.

Meditation Connects You With the Soul

Only in meditation can you reach a state of inner bliss that transcends physical reality. Mindfulness keeps you on the surface of life. If you try to be mindful, then what are you doing? What’s the goal? You may feel a little grounded, connected with the self, and focused temporarily, but to find long-lasting change and calm, you have to take up a meditation practice that puts you in touch…