Author name: Izabela L-Sletner

On Mindfulness

I can’t really know how my day will look like tomorrow. I can imagine and plan it, but it will never be a precise reflection of the plan; something unexpected will occur. I can think about my past, happenings and situations that I remember, but they are only a subjective memory of events; any other […]

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On Mindfulness

Why meditate? What is it good for? What can it give me beyond some minutes of calmness? I can actually relax in various ways not necessarily by sitting still avoiding thinking.   Feeling of calmness and fascinating state of non-thinking are only by-products of meditation. The only aim of meditation is to be present with

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On Mindfulness

There is a painting of Madame de Pompadour in her boudoir. I wondered about the meaning and provenience of this word. The term derives from French verb to sulk; so from a sulking room, a room to withdraw it became a woman’s private room. The mentioned picture is an incarnation of luxury: truly royal wealth

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On Mindfulness

I feel all the time, even if my mind doesn’t think about it. My body senses constantly the environment, my senses receive signals even if majority of them are ignored by my intelligent mind. The mind chooses those signals that for some reason are important to it and ignores others. Why some are important and

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